2015.03.25 Draft EPAP Notes

(EPAP)
Draft Meeting NOTES
MARCH 25, 2015
MEETING ATTENDANCE:
Roger Anthony (ROSE CDC + EPAP Grants
Review Committee)
Joyce Ley (Wilkes Community Group)
Linda Bauer (Pleasant Valley Neighborhood
Association, East Portland Land Use and
Transportation Chair + EPAP Transportation
Representative and Committee)
Brian Lockwood (Powelhurst-Gilbert
Neighborhood Association, EPAPbike CoChair, and EPAP Operations Committee)
Alice Blatt (Wilkes Community Group)
Julio Maldonado (Multnomah County
MidCounty Health Clinic and Civic
Engagement Subcommittee)
Linda Castillo (Latino Network + EPAP Civic
Engagement Subcommittee)
Kem Marks (Powellhurst Gilbert neighbor,
East Portland Land Use and Transportation
Committee, + EPAP Powell-Division Transit
and Development Project Representative)
Abigail Cermak (City of Portland Bureau of
Environmental Services Brownfield Program +
EPAP Brownfields)
Annette Mattson (Portland Development
Commission-PDC- Neighborhood Economic
Development Leadership group, and EPAP
Economic Development Subcommittee)
Hongsa Chanthavong (IRCO and EPAP
Economic Development Subcommittee)
Brenda McSweeney (Glenfair Neighborhood
Association, East Portland Neighbors, and
EPAP Multnomah County Commission of
Children & Families Council Representative)
Jim Chasse (Powellhurst Gilbert
Neighborhood Association + EPAPbike)
Rob Mederos (Glenfair Neighborhood
Association)
Frieda Christopher (David Douglas School
District + EPAP Housing Subcommittee CoChair + Civic Engagement Subcommittee +
Education Subcommittee + Gateway
Education/Ec Dev Center Representative)
John Mulvey (Foster United)
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Cassie Cohen (Groundwork Portland and
EPAP Brownfields Subcommittee)
Jeremy O’Leary (Centennial Neighborhood
Association and EPAP Co-Chair + Operations
committee and Emergency Preparedness
Representative)
Doug Cook (Argay Neighborhood Association) Jackie Putnam (Hazelwood Neighborhood)
Michael Cummings (Lents Resident + EPAP
Education Subcommittee)
Linda Robinson (EPAP Gateway Green +
Parks Representative and City of Portland
Parks Board + East Portland Parks Coalition)
Jean DeMaster (Human Solutions and EPAP
Housing Co-Chair + Economic Development +
EPAP Representative on Minority Housing +
Multnomah County Consolidated Plan+
Gateway Education Economic Development
Center)
Jeffery Rhodes (Beats4Books + EPAP
Education Subcommittee)
Adriana Govea (Padres Unidos)
Robert
Dr. Jim Gaudino (Oregon Health Science
University)
Jasmine Rucker (Neighborhood)
David Hampsten (Hazelwood Neighborhood
Assoc.+ East Portland Land Use and
Transportation and EPAP Bike + Economic
Development + Structures + Housing + City of
Portland Transportation Budget Advisory
Committee Representative)
Nick Sauvie (ROSE CDC and EPAP Housing,
Economic Development + Operations
Committees + Representative on
Neighborhood Economic Development
Leadership Group + Metropolitan Alliance for
Workforce Equity)
Michael J. Hicks (Black Rose Books)
Chris Scarzello (City of Portland Bureau of
Planning & Sustainability and EPAP Technical
Advisory Committee Chair)
Edward Hill (Groundwork Portland + EPAP
Brownfields Subcommittee)
Keith Scholz (OPAL Bus Riders United)
Jessica Horning (Oregon Department of
Transportation)
Teresa Keishi Soto (Organizing People
Activating Leaders: OPAL and East Portland
Land Use and Transportation)
Travis Kanncchi (Resident)
Sue Spencer (Mount Hood Community
College + EPAP Economic Development
Subcommittee)
Arlene Kimura (Hazelwood Neighborhood
Association + East Portland Parks Coalition +
East Portland Land Use and Transportation
and EPAP Co-Chair + Operations + EPAP
Parks, Street Car, Pedestrian Advisory
Committee and Main Street Representative)
Clifford Thornton (Consumed by the Harvest)
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Kari Koch (East Portland Neighborhood
Association)
Mike VanderVeen (Centennial Community
Association)
Matt Koch (Resident)
Sean Vasser (PANGRIA)
Jim Labbe (Audubon of Portland)
lore wintergreen (EPAP Advocate)
Emily Larraga (David Douglas High School)
Bobbi Yambasu (Elders In Action)
Eliza Lindsay (East Portland Neighborhood
Office)
Lorelei Young (Division Midway Alliance and
EPAP Grants Review Committee)
I. Welcome:
A. Arlene Kimura facilitated the meeting:
1. Recognition of food delivered from Bora Bora
2. Recognition of tonight’s Host Brent Mason
3. Next meeting: 4th Wednesday, April 22, 2015
4. Introductions
5. EPAP ‘Principles for Improved Livability’ document review:
http://eastportlandactionplan.org/sites/default/files/2015.03.12%20Ea
st%20Portland%20Action%20Plan%20Principals%20for%20Livability
.pdf
6. Participating Member Agreement reminder
7. Recognition of Time Keeper Jeremy O’Leary
8. Success Tracker: Roger Anthony
9. Recruitment microphone runners
10. Orientation for a ½ hour with Mike Vander Veen
II. East Portland Action Plan Funding - Arlene Kimura
A. See handout on page 8.
III. Committee and 2014-15 Strategic Priorities Updates:
A. Bike – Brian Lockwood and Jim Chasse
1. See February notes on pages 9 - 10.
B. Brownfields – Cassie Cohen
1. See February notes on pages 11 - 16.
C. Civic Engagement – Julio Maldonado
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1. See English & Español language February/ de febrero notes/notas on
pages 17 - 33.
D. Economic Development – Lori Boisen
1. See March notes on pages 34 - 36.
E. Grant Review – Roger Anthony
1. See 2015 General Grant application on pages 37 - 52.
F. Housing – Jean DeMaster and Frieda Christopher
1. See March special session with André Baugh notes on pages 53 - 62.
2. See special Involuntary Displacement Prevention Planning Meeting
notes on pages 63 - 71.
3. See March notes and updated ‘Tools to Mitigate Displacement on
pages 72 - 78.
4. See ‘East Portland Displacement Prevention Needed Now – Housing
and Economic Development Subcommittee Comprehensive Plan
Recommended Tools’ letter sent to Planning & Sustainability
Commission on pages 79 – 80.
G. Operations – Jeremy O’Leary
1. Announcement that EPAP is recruiting an Operations Committee
member to fill Tom Lewis’ At-Large position.
IV. Dinámica –lore wintergreen
A. People did some physical movements and talked about involuntary
displacement.
V. Municipal Partnership Project Update: ‘East Portland Communication
Outreach’ Survey Findings – David Hampsten
A. City finances are in better shape. There is an improvement in 1% base
budget.
B. See report on pages 81 – 84.
C. Question: Did people utilize language translation? Answer: Mostly
Vietnamese, others despite stipulating another language mostly filledout the survey in English.
D. Concern: Summer programs are well utilized, but not addressed in the
survey. There were so many children, they ran out of lunches.
E. Only one mailing of the survey was financially possible. Outreach was
limited. Despite EPAP input, the project team relied upon others to share
the survey.
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VI. Active Transportation Needs Inventory for Oregon Department of
Transportation (ODOT) – Jessica Horning
A. It was noted that improving Powell Blvd. is again identified as the
primary need.
B. ODOT Region 1 Active Transportation Needs Inventory project
information may be found at: www.oregon.gov/ODOT/ATNI and Jessica
may be reached at: [email protected] .
C. Project Schedule & Overview was shared. It covered the period from
October 2014 – June 2015. They are in Phase II: needs Evaluation &
Implementation Plan.
D. So far they have accomplished: Field Data Collection and Stakeholder
Engagement with over 30 stakeholder meetings with over 480 people
attending.
E. Next Steps – Evaluating Needs of various locations.
F. Top Criteria Selected by the Technical Advisory Committee: crash
history/ crash risk/ fills gap in network; access to transit; proximity to
other “Essential Destinations”; Presence of vulnerable users; and
priority in local jurisdiction plans.
G. Virtual Open House will be held on March 30, 2015 – April 19, 2015 at:
www.oregon.gov/ODOT/ATNI .
VII. Representative Updates:
A. Citywide Budget Committee –Katie Larsell
1. See Fiscal Year 2015 – 16 Council Budget Work Session schedule
on page 85.
2. See Fiscal Year 2015 – 16 Infrastructure Project Ranking Summary
Sheet (Parks and Transportation improvements) on pages 86 - 87.
3. It was noted that the improvements on 122nd ranked #10, but on the
Fall Fiscal Bump were elevated to a tie for #8.
4. ACTION: There was unanimous support to author a letter advocating
to have 25% of the infrastructure projects dedicated to East Portland.
B. Gateway Green: Support Letter seeking action – Linda Robinson
1. See 2015 grant support letter on pages 88 - 89.
2. ACTION: It was unanimously support to send the letter on behalf of
the full EPAP.
VIII. Announcements
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A. East Portland Neighborhood News all East Portland Article
Submission Deadline: March 15, 2015 – David Hampsten
The paper will go to 58,000 households in East Portland. They
encourage narrative stories, 350 words, photos.
B. East Portland Neighborhood Office Community Activities Fund –
Eliza Lindsay
1. See a description of the fund purpose, application process,
requirements, and application form on pages 90 - 92.
2. For more information and forms go to:
www.eastportland.org/community-activities-fund
C. TriMet Proposed Honored Citizen Fare Increase – Teresa Keishi Soto
1. A handout was circulated. It was in 5 languages from TriMet about
the listening sessions.
2. Senior Center residents are very upset about the fare increase
proposal. Teresa encourages people to let TriMet know what you
think.
3. TriMet will be holding a listening session at 2:00 PM tomorrow, March
26th at the East County Health Center, 600 NE 8th St., Gresham, OR
97030.
D. Bike Week at Rosewood Initiative – Jim Chasse
1. On March 28th from 11AM – 2PM there will be a bike rodeo and
community ride at Rosewood Initiative, 16126 SE Stark St.
E. David Douglas School District received additional funds from the
State of Oregon for the Earl Boyles Early Learning Center facility.
F. Please pay attention to the Climate Action Plan and give Jeremy
O’Leary feedback.
G. A Gateway Area Livability Grant was awarded to develop the
Halsey/Weidler cuplet traffic island at 112th and 113th.
H. Success Tracking – Roger Anthony
1. See list of successes on pages 93 - 94.
I. Orientation – Mike Vander Veen (1 person attended)
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Next EPAP general meeting:
Next Meeting: 4th Wednesday of the month:
April 22, 2015
6:30 – 8:30 PM
David Douglas School District Office, Board Room
1500 SE 130th Ave.
(at SE market between Division and Stark)
Dinner, Childcare, and Spanish language interpretation provided
If you want to be on the April agenda or
need additional language interpretation, contact:
503.823.4035 or [email protected].
East Portland Neighborhood Office 1017 NE 117th Ave.
Portland, OR 97220
Website: www.eastportlandactionplan.org
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City Budget Advocacy Needed
We thought East Portland Action Plan (EPAP) funding for Fiscal Year
2015 – 16 was secured when EPAP went before City Council
with the ‘EPAP Transition Plan’ in December, 2014
Unfortunately, intention to re-fund the EPAP has not yet been documented…so,
YOU need to advocate for East Portland, EPAP ‘Strategic Priorities’,
and funding to continue EPAP advocacy
City Council Budget Work Session:
Monday, March 30 at 4:30 PM
City Hall, 1221 SW 4th, Council Chambers
No public comment, but your presence wearing a “Fully Fund EPAP” sign
(available when you get there) makes a BIG impression.
City Community Budget Forums:
Public testimony encouraged;
showing support by wearing a “Fully Fund EPAP” sign welcomed
Thursday, April 16 at 6:30 PM
Floyd Light Middle School Cafeteria, 10800 SE Washington St.
Thursday, May 7 at 6:30 PM
Roosevelt High School, 6941 N. Central St.
Wednesday, May 20 at 6:30 PM
City Hall, Council Chambers, 1221 SW 4th Ave.
Car pooling, parking reimbursement, and bus/MAX tickets, childcare, and
language interpretation provided
For more information or support, contact lore wintergreen:
503.823.4035 or [email protected]
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EAST PORTLAND ACTION PLAN
Subcommittee Monthly Report
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Subcommittee Name: Bicycle (EPAPbike)
EPAP Action item(s) being addressed:
T.3 Increase safety and accessibility of bicycling in East Portland
CB.1.4 Organize walking or biking tours throughout the neighborhood
Subcommittee Goal (succinctly stated):
To provide direction and support to the EPAP on bike related issues & actions,
and to make biking safer & more fun in East Portland.
Email Contact: [email protected]
Website: EPAPbike.org or eastportlandactionplan.org/bike
Facebook: Facebook.com/groups/EastPortlandBC
Subcommittee Meeting Date: February 25, 2014
This month’s active partners (5): Jim Chasse, Chair; David Hampsten,
Elizabeth Quiroz, Brian Lockwood, Linda Robinson, Timo Forsberg (PBOT), Walt
Lersch, Scribe
The meeting was called to order at 6:00 PM by Jim Chasse at the Immigrant &
Refuge Community Organization, 10301 NE Glisan Street, Portland OR
Decisions made or issues addressed:
1) Jim Chasse advised that he was continuing working on a Rolling
Transportation Town Hall to be held in East Portland. The current major
stumbling block is coordinating the calendar of various elected and
appointed individuals. Jim will continue to update as appropriate.
2) After discussion it was agreed that we would support and participate in BTA
(Bicycle Transportation Alliance) sponsored rides and Transportation
Options rides (PBOT). No specific plans or commitments were discussed.
3) A March 4th meeting to review transportation priorities set forth in the
unfunded EPIM project list was neither agreed to nor rejected.
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4) After discussion it was agreed that we would staff an ‘outreach table’ at the
May 11th Sunday Parkways. Dave Hampsten and Brian Lockwood will
reserve the necessary equipment at EPAP and coordinate transportation to
the Parkways site.
5) At the request of Timo Forsberg (PBOT) and after discussion we agreed to
support Safe Routes to Schools activities on April 12th (Earl Boyles
Elementary School, 10 AM – 2 PM) and October 2nd.
6) The meeting was adjourned at 6:35 PM.
Visit and sign up for our Facebook page at:
Facebook.com/groups/EastPortlandBC.
The next regular EPAPbike meeting is scheduled for Tuesday March 25,
2014, 6:30 PM at Muchas Gracias, 1307 NE 102nd Suite K, Portland OR
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EPAP Brownfield Subcommittee meeting
February 4th, 2014 6:00pm – 8:00pm
David Douglas Board Room: 1500 SE 130th Ave
Attending: Cassie Cohen, Isidro Reyes, Ang Sherpa, Ozai Ali, Gregorio Cano, Jose Cano,
Omar Ali, Moi Mei, Kobeda Moh, Picama, Mangae, Mapeye, Abigail Cermak, Andrew
Kennedy, Alex Liberman, Kyaw Tun, Kaw Lar, Ski (Karen interpreter)
Facilitator: Cassie Cohen
AGENDA
What this group is about: We have community members involved in deciding how land
gets used – and creating the things that benefit the community like housing, business,
garden, parks, etc.
This meeting is a continuation of the last meeting.
MEETING NOTES (prepared by Abigail Cermak)
Introductions
Tell us who you are and how you are feeling today
• Cassie: I work for non-profit called Groundwork Portland – I'm doing well, 2
months left in pregnancy
• Ang Sherpa: translator for Nepalese, very connected with community.
• Ozai: in the 4th grade
• Gregorio: also in 4th grade
• Jose: he’s in the 6th grade
• Ski: helps with interpretation and is glad to participate
• Omal: is a freshman at DDHS
• Andrew Kennedy: lives in Hazelwood neighborhood, Glisan and 106th street –
happy to meet us and be involved
• Alexander: here representing OPAL, currently a law student hoping to work on
brownfield issues
Petition and the Division and 124th Site
Discuss the petition work that happened in between the meetings. What were some of
the conversations people had with those that signed the petition?
• Cassie: on this one site – nothing has been there for a long time but now
McDonald's is interested in buying the property and this is what we talked about
at our last meeting. How do people feel about that? Do people want something
else there?
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• Cassie: We had a petition and many of us signed this last time and people
brought this around to the apartments to get others to sign. Did anyone have any
interesting conversations with neighbors about the McDonalds site?
• Moi: She would like an apartment
• Cassie: any other ideas? (Shy crowd)
• Cassie: We’ve had many petitions that have been signed over many months and
there are more available for people to take. After they are signed then we need
to gather these and send them to McDonalds. (General approval from the
audience)
ACTION: continue to collect petitions
Review of the Letter to McDonalds
• Cassie: This letter has a lot of thoughts from people that we have heard from,
some of the complaints we've heard from community members over the last year
–the reasons to not put a McDonalds there – about why people don't want the
McDonalds.
• Cassie: One issue is that the intersection is busy
• Kaw: I agree – have seen many accidents at the street and if we build a
McDonalds there then that would bring more traffic
• Cassie: Another issue is that McDonalds does not pay good wages
• Kaw: he doesn't know about the pay but knows that it will bring traffic and
increase accidents
• Cassie: the food is another issue some have, it can harm health, not good for
people to eat a lot of fast food
• Cassie: what are people's thoughts about these points that are in the letter?
• Kaw: I agree with you that there shouldn't be a McDonalds because it’s not
healthy food and it causes accidents. Other people said they want to build a
building in his community near the same spot and it would be the same problems.
But a community center, doesn't know if it would be better than building
apartments or home.
• Moi: was expressing concern about needing housing and have jobs, more paying
jobs for community business
• Andrew: he doesn't know about the situation with McDonalds but thinks it’s a
very good letter. He doesn't like their values, the biggest fast food place in the
world, disrupting neighborhoods and people's health and really glad people are
speaking out about it. We are expecting half the population to have diabetes
soon.
• Ang: what you say makes a lot of sense. Working as an interpreter, I see a lot of
immigrant population and sees the health issues, such as diabetes because their
diets have changed. I think about the Nepalese speaking community. If we have
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to come up with a plan or project, look at the one 162nd street – there is the
community garden for growing good food. Why not use this plot of land for a
Saturday market, not just a business thing but a social environment? Create social
opportunities. Parking would be an issue but maybe there are businesses nearby
(like at the clinic) that don't use their parking on a Saturday and they can share.
Cassie: temporary use
Ang: a lot of the Nepalese immigrants don't have much education and their skills
are working on the land but they can't find jobs like with Whole Foods. But
something like this would anchor them more in the community – older
community. When people don't have a place to work and they get bored and
they get health issues.
Kaw: in his opinion, if we build a McDonalds it will affect our health issue – if we
build something that benefits the community, then that is good by me – thinking
long term
Kobeda: He wants to see affordable housing that can stay affordable
Kaw: that's a good idea – because when the rent goes up and the building is not
in a good condition – government housing would be good. In the apartment it's
really cold – poor living conditions. Need good and affordable homes. That's a
good place because it is near to school and bus stop and other things.
Cassie: we have talked about multiple uses on the site – where we can have the
housing and a business and community gathering space. Called Multi-Use. This is
what the City Government had in mind when they said Town-Center. But
McDonald's was very quick
Ozai: could have a pharmacy for medicine
Cassie: what else are we missing? So, right now McDonalds has no idea that
there is opposition. Should we send this in and the petitions and let them know?
Kaw: we should turn it in and to the Mayor because McDonald's is not a good
idea.
Cassie: so everyone is okay if we send in the petitions?
Moi and Kobeda: no comment
Cassie: so we are also inviting McDonalds to sit down with us and have a
conversation with us about alternative options. Saying that we would like to talk
with them
Isidro: no thoughts on this.
Andrew: we need to be impressive, there needs to be a lot of opposition and get
other organizations on board.
Cassie: We have 80 – 100 signatures. Powell-Gilbert NA already sent a letter
Andrew: need to overwhelm them with opposition from a lot of different groups.
Even Nationally. Not sure about this. There's a precedent for this. They were
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thinking of putting a branch on Hawthorne but people opposed this and we can
learn from that.
• Kaw: in my opinion, the immigrant or refuge doesn't know that McDonalds will
be bad for their health and we need to educate them so that they will be willing
to sign the petition.
• Cassie: we have more petitions that people can take home with them. And we
can translate these points into other languages.
• Kaw: yes, it would be good to translate this into other languages.
• Cassie: okay, in the next days, we will talk to Lore about translation
ACTION: Translate petition and letter into other languages
Next Steps for the Division Site
• Ang: are we going to talk to the government to get this land for the community?
Do we have a “next steps” if McDonalds doesn't go in there? Do we have any
plan in that regard, to propose something different?
• Cassie: so in the past year, this committee has experienced a lot of road blocks.
With the permission of the property owners, we had permission to do site design.
And we had people participate in the design and had someone draw up the plans
but before we could show the plans, McDonalds came along.
• Alexander: I’m more interested in who owns the land, who pays for the cleanup?
Don't want to build anything on land that is contaminated. We can talk all day
about what we want to see there but unless we have someone who wants to
build on the site and pay for cleanup then this is a problem.
• Cassie: we know it had a drycleaner and we know that there was an
environmental firm that did some testing for McDonalds and we know that
McDonalds has requested DEQ sign off on the site – testing was done and
everything is good to go.
• Cassie: we have someone at the State level that can bring us some information.
One thing we were kind of hoping – that contamination would be found and they
would no longer be interested.
• Cassie: enough public pressure has kept businesses out of neighborhoods. The
group in the past month has decided to go forward regardless of the results
• Alex: this stuff (community involvement/opposition) works better than legal
action.
• Cassie: there has been some press like the video and in the newspaper. Do we
want to do this again with the new people in our group? That is an option. We
did bring the video camera today if people are interested. And Isidro has his
young cousins who might want to say something in the camera. We can share in
our own language and own thoughts what we think about this.
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• Mangae (?): why don't we have a community meeting place because all these
places are hard to find and if we just had one easy place to go.
• Cassie: community center comes up all the time.
• Kaw: I like the idea about a small market for the community
• Ang: and that's a project that would not require a lot of money. As long as we
can secure that land.
• Cassie: the brothers at first had the idea of putting in some food carts or a market
at first but then decided that there were some barriers to this and maybe not
financially feasible. But if we were to request that again then we would really
need to prevent McDonalds from going in first. So that's the first agenda that we
need to address – voicing opposition and opening up that property one more
time. Or maybe negotiate with McDonalds to have a portion of the property
dedicated to some community use.
• Cassie: what's a good deadline for sending the letter and the petitions and maybe
submit a video to the news. We don't want the petitions to go to waste because
people have done a lot of work. What's a good deadline?
Deadlines for Petition, Sending Letter, and Video Project
• Kaw: wants to translate petition into different languages also.
• Cassie: do you think this can be done next week and then have it sent around to
more people. Get signatures in two weeks?
• Ang: thinks this should be done in two weeks. Can send around to Burmese
families and individuals.
• Kaw: can we send this petition to our whole community or just certain areas?
Cause we can get more signatures if we could send this around to the entire
community which is big.
• Ang: when you go and talk to the community, we need to have a pretty good idea
of what people are talking about and what they are trying to sell to the people
who are signing the petition. Because not everyone thinks McDonald's is bad and
some communities may be divided about what they want. He wants something
to talk about that would be of interest to people – like the market idea.
• Cassie: this is really about us speaking against McDonalds so that they go away
and we can propose something – or make some time to allow for a developer to
come in again.
• Cassie: so two weeks from now we will send in the petitions.
ACTION: Send petitions and letter in TWO WEEKS
• Andrew: if you had a plan that was staged and something that wasn't expensive
to build first but something that could evolve than that would bring support from
community
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• Cassie: and the food cart as an interim idea was something the brothers were
thinking about to get some revenue for the property.
• Andrew: talk about the intention of the site.
Historic Use Inventory Map Discussion
• Cassie: the city was nervous about releasing this to us – it doesn't say that these
properties are contaminated, they don't know – so we use Historic Use Inventory.
• Cassie: The State only knows the worst of the worst sites and if property owners
voluntarily go to the state for cleanup, NFAs. Take this home with you and in the
next month, let's think about what we can do with this information. Do we want
to find out who owns these properties? See if any of them are vacant?
Closing Remarks and Video
• Cassie: didn't get the impression that people were excited about filming...
• Kaw: doesn't want to do it one-on-one but maybe if the whole group got
together.
• Cassie: where would be a good place to film the whole group
• Kaw: maybe at the Mill Park Elementary because more people know that location
• Cassie: Isidro – do you want to set a time with this group to do filming at the Mill
school? And what is a good time to do this?
• Kaw: maybe on the weekend because people may not be working. Maybe
Saturday evening.
• Moi: but we should say early because people will show up late – it's a cultural
thing for people to come late. And we need reminders the day before the
meeting.
• Cassie: should we invite Brad Schmidt who is with the Oregonian to come and
report on this and maybe bring a camera?
ACTION: schedule meeting time for video and invite Brad Schmidt
• Alexander: need to figure out what the legal hook is for private property, to stop
this development.
• Cassie: and what kind of food should we bring for next time?
Meeting Adjourned: 8:05pm
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Civic Engagement Subcommittee Meeting
February 17, 2015 (3rd Tuesday)
Subcomité de Participación Cívica
17 de febrero de 2015
Purpose: To organize cultural + language specific Civic Engagement workshops,
share curriculum, advocate for ongoing funding, and advise on East Portland
cultural + language specific issues and projects.
Fin del comité: Organizar talleres de participación cívica multiculturales y/o en
lenguas específicas, compartir currículo, abogar por financiación continuada y
dar consejos acerca de asuntos y proyectos multiculturales y/o en lenguas
específicas en el Este de Portland.
Tasks: Facilitator: Galina Nekrasova; Notes: Patricia Rojas; and Food: Lum
Thang.
Introductions: Galina Nekrasova, Claudia Carrillo, Lum Tang, Julio Maldonado,
Hadi, Ahmed; Linda Castillo, lore wintergreen, David Porter, Annie, and Patricia
Rojas.
Next month’s meeting commitments: Julio – facilitator; Claudia – food; and
Notes – Patrick.
Leach Botanical Garden Development Plans and Community Involvement
suggestions: David Porter
A. Background: Location Foster and 122nd. Lilla Leach botanist and explorer
and John leach pharmacist and explorer. No children and left estate to the
City of Portland. Trees, plants, houses, buildings, Johnson creek, stone
cabin built in the 30’s. Native plants. Community events for families.
Classes and exploration. Bugs classes with entomologists. People conduct
scientific research. There is a children’s garden and in the summer the
children can come eat strawberries and beans. Alice Ott middle school
students help with up keep. Classes and lectures. Party events. 17 acres of
property. 4.5 original Acres from the Leach’s. 2012 the 1st phase of
landscape design was completed. The second phase is about to begin.
B. Ideas generated so far: More meeting spaces, plant presentation spaces,
meeting areas, gift shop and information areas. Audubon classes.
Biosphere where everything planted relies on each other to survive. Cobra
lilies that eat insects and are intended, which children will enjoy. Will have
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an alpine house for mountain plants. Medicinal / herbal / textiles – section.
Restrooms, benches, tours and classes and activities going on.
A. Outreach Plans: Additional to my presentation, we will have a mailing in
east Portland news in April to gather ideas in Spanish, Vietnamese and
Russian. The three most commonly spoken languages aside from English.
Website has more information and drawings. Hope more will get involved in
the process to have input to the garden.
B. What would you like to include? Local and regional community input. What
does a garden mean to you and those you know?
1. Julio: Butterflies
2. Galina: If you have a course for students, a field trip so the teacher and
the students of elementary schools can come and listen to your lectures
about trees, flowers, birders in our garden. If there is no course like this I
suggest this kind of field trip.
3. Ahmed: Does your garden have any friendly relationships with
botanical connections with other parts of the world? If not with which
country are you interested? Response: Botanical gardens conservation
international; Singapore botanical garden; Brooklyn NY botanical
gardens. Botanical gardens exist in every culture. Trying to save plants
in areas where the originally came from. Plants here that do not do well
in other parts of the country.
4. Linda: In Cully, there are plans for a Native American garden. Would
like to see Latino and other cultures that use medicinal plants for various
things. Have some interconnection with eastern medicine. Lots of
opportunity.
5. Julio: Story telling with puppetry. Stories to care for urban gardens.
Integrate communities. Folk tales. Invite the community.
6. Claudia: I was thinking about if I had a 2 year old and children 12 + 13
years old, perhaps the little one doesn’t want to walk the whole garden.
Could there be an area for little ones to be entertained? David: Yes.
Honey bee hikes for young ones and their adults. Children’s gardens
have activities for very small children. Important to not lose that.
7. Lore: An herbalist from Iraqi community, a doctor that teachers and
does healing in East Portland. Bahar introduced me. He knows a lot
about plants in Iraq that could grow here. Lore will get you his contact.
(lore sent this to David)
8. Ahmed: do you want proposals? Some gardens have a big net that
covers a part of the garden, and then you may bring different wild birds
that stay in these areas. They eat and make different things inside the
netted area. Limited freedom. Can bring different birds from different
places. Second, recognize the founders; put a small area for their things
to remember them.
9. Lum: I want to see flowers and trees that only exist where the Zomi
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community came here from. Plant them here. From Thailand, Burma and
India.
10. Annie: will there be open spaces? Response: The upper garden
areas have open spaces that are there already. We’ll take advantage of
current open spaces, will have path ways, some may be meadows and
native grasses. But the idea of a botanical garden has to accommodate
different uses. Read a book. See how native grasses change over time,
variety of flora and fauna. Wildlife. Not a golf course with green grass
and chemicals. Looking at examples from around the world to see how
people/plants can interact with flat surfaces.
11. Julio: Fund raising with the golfers.
David: Thank you and contact me with ideas. Visit free of charge. We have $2.2
million to start construction in 2017. We are just starting to raise, from the larger
community, an additional $3 million to create a place people are proud of.
Review brainstorm of new advocacy projects and select priorities that have
Action Plan relationship: Galina
How does Multnomah County outreach to adults?
Julio: Health department – clinics, 7 health clinics, environmental health, housing
assessments, animal control, health department has a capacitation center for
Community Health Workers (CHW’s), County does outreach to areas related to
health, restaurants and food handling -- Several ways of reaching adults.
Multnomah County Health is the leading organization who is responsible to track
conditions that can threat the health of county residents. They address
emergency preparedness: coordinate with hospitals, ambulance, and AMR.
Linda: Emergency Preparedness is an area that needs more information.
Community doesn’t know what it is or how to ask about it. Possibility to look at it
as a project. Met the director of EP for the county and they have the same
concern. I haven’t seen anything in terms of preparation. Now that I hear from
you; good idea to invite them? 15 – 20 minutes to come here and provide a
description to link to the community. Stevie Bullock has gone to many
communities to discuss. It’s a good idea.
Galina: I am going to talk about the potential of increasing medical workers. Civic
can develop or help develop outreach for health. Civic Engagement committee
have successfully advocated for the brochures on health for school-based clinics
to be translated and distributed. Our committee could advocate to increase
the number of ethnically reflective County Medical staff in East Portland.
The employees of medical organizations are people we must trust. They need to
employ teaching techniques and provide effective communication with families.
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Provide information to the population on how our system of health care works.
When these materials are translated into the other languages it will be great. We
can advocate to fund current CHW programs to create additional opportunities to
improve the frame work of more public organization. These organizations are in a
unique position and are effective in training medical personnel. They protect
health and stability of our society. Increase the weight of health workers in our
community. Suggestions?
Julio: you are talking about how to empower the community. Prevent disease
and bring health. There are several items that have a connection. The core
component is the CHW. Need to increase the number. We can link the items.
County’s Capacitation Center. Organizations can identify potential CHW’s, enroll
in the training. It is an organized training, healthy community, trained to become
leaders, to mobilize people, open minded, people that want to help the
community. I can see that we can help with this international movement. So we
have here several components. Health education access – CHW can be the link.
CHW – a fountain of knowledge. Improvement of economy. We can touch all
components. Sell economic development for individuals. Job opportunities.
Lore: The question is what is this group willing to do to help?
Julio: We have connection to different communities. We can start to identify
individuals, invite them here, give us a description what is the training, the final
outcome, and invite other organizations.
Lore: Remember, that we advocate. Advocacy vs. service.
Galina: I agree we are children of different cultures Spain, Russian, Vietnam…
how to organize the department of health to effectively reach out to adults. Our
Civic Engagement Committee must have enough resources; how can we involve
others? Next time we should bring information to see how professional people
live and work. We were taught different from American system. We need to learn.
Lore: Patrick sent us CHW financing. Feb 23rd in San Diego conference for
CHW’s.
Julio: Advocacy – Patricia identified key player’s state, city and county. CHW’s
are becoming very important. Can we do something similar in writing a letter to
the county like we did with the brochures? I think we can do something to
contribute to the awareness. I propose that coming from the community a
letter from this committee can be significant. Just an idea and a proposal.
Thank you for helping me to be on track with advocacy rather than do everything.
Can we do it?
Linda: Clarify one or more?
Lore: Can be several. More than one was pursued in the past.
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ACTION: It was made a priority to advocate for Community Health Workers
(CHW).
Dinamicá – Galina
Galina lead is in touching the sky and turning side-to-side and touching the
ground. Like children.
EPAP Civic Engagement grant update and next application changes: lore
and Everyone
Lore – Few applicants. Many did not qualify. Translation vs. engagement
activities. The grant review committee made one recommendation. Discussed
changing the language because “culture” and “marginalized” does not explain
that the focus is race and ethnic with people not usually included in decision
making. We need to provide examples of their definition to describe who is to be
supported with the grant funds.
Galina: For people that English is not a native tongue. African people may speak
English. Vietnamese – speak Vietnamese not English.
Linda: It’s an issue of disparities. Who receives services in an equitable manner?
Can be race. Can be a white person who speaks Spanish still faces disparities.
Include disparities. South African white and speaks English. Immigrants,
refugees, migrants, and all the things they share around race and ethnicity.
Who’s at the table, who makes decisions, just being at the table?
Lore: The undedicated money will now go to the Municipal Partnership Project
program and the EPAP General Grant funds.
Annie: Perhaps one specific cultural and ethnic community?
Discussion: On language.
Galina: Let it sit. We can come back to that.
Patricia: Communities of color, immigrant populations, limited English
Populations is specific language we could use.
Lore: The EPAP Grant Review Committee removed 5 criteria related to the
General Grant Application, to make it more accessible. Review criteria and
assess need of criteria. EPAP has typically dedicated equal dollars to Civic
Engagement Grants, General Grants, and the Municipal Partnership Project
programs.
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ACTION: No action was taken.
Civic Engagement Displacement Prevention Tools: lore + Everyone
Galina: Immigration has always existed and will continue to exist. They will move
and look for a better life. They decide what they can change and East Portland is
no different. Again, I may be wrong, but my opinion is of European woman I don’t
know about American. The association of houses and apartment where people
leave and don’t stay. Why do people abandon their housing? High rent?
Uncomfortable dwelling? What can we do to help them stay? Inflation requires an
increase to rent. How they see us as advocating for them? If people now do not
pay enough maybe we can sign a contract with them so people who live there
can provide help in maintenance. Find common ground with that to see how we
stop the high prices and how we can keep people in the place where they live
now. I saw an article that said that people are leaving. I am ready to teach
children of homeless families. My heart bleeds. What can we do to help people
keep their apartments? This group can give recommendations
Lore: The East Portland Action Plan (EPAP) Housing Subcommittee has been
doing this research for 5 months. East Portland has 1% vacancy rates; with too
many housing foreclosures. People could not afford their increased mortgage
payments. It takes the bank about 1 year to reclaim the house. When the
economy was bad they didn’t bother, but now they are acquiring houses.
Housing has 42 displacement prevention tools they have been exploring and
they will bring recommendations to this group. They will discuss their decision
process and ask for input. EPAP’s Economic Development Subcommittee is
working on displacement prevention tool recommendations as well. They have
already had success with public project Community Benefit Agreements that
stipulate a percentage of local hiring. They are questioning if this will affect
enough people prevent displacement. What can be done in the next 5- 10 years
to prevent displacement? After that it will be like North/Northeast, and East
Portland will be seeking reparations to help a few people. André Baugh, Chair of
the Portland Planning and Sustainability Commission agrees. He thinks
prevention will be over in 5-years.
The two committees need to work together so we can vision where kids play,
safety, parks, after-school activities, and programs. And if there are small
business companies in these communities are there any courses or training so
people can learn.
Lore: To remind you, the intention is for the EPAP Civic Engagement, Housing,
Economic Development, and Brownfield Subcommittees to cross review each
others’ recommendations of priority tools for displacement prevention and to take
the combined proposal forward to the full EPAP, probably this summer at a
special session.
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The Neighborhood Prosperity Initiatives (Jade, Division Midway, Historic
Parkrose, and Division Midway) offer business training and support classes and
drop-in clinics regularly. It has been difficult to get business owners or potential
owners to take advantage of the opportunities.
Hadi: I notice by living here that communities live separate from each other. One
community not separate. We should make one community to develop our area. I
see now I am among Vietnamese and Chinese. All the time we live together and
do not communicate with other. I never visit. Just hi and go. We must be able to
build the bridges in these communities and make continuous communication to
work as one hand to develop East Portland.
Claudia: I thought about what Galina said. There should be a big meeting with
apartment managers or renters. How to navigate the system. Yes to continue
discussion.
Lore: Community Alliance of Tenants has been funded by EPAP to do this. They
have many interested renters.
Annie: It’s the key issue. The other committee is doing the work and we should
continue thinking about this. I want to stay informed, but leave it to the Housing
Subcommittee to do the research. But keep it on our agenda. Share our ideas.
Emergency planning: Understanding the issues.
ACTION: Include continued funding of EPAP Civic Engagement Grants as a
displacement prevention tool recommendation.
Update due to general EPAP on ‘2014 – 15 Strategic Priorities’ progress of
items for which Civic Engagement committed to advocate: lore
Civic Engagement has been successful:
“Multnomah County Health: Increase information about health clinics in East
Portland. (SN.6.2)”
Civic Engagement organized another mailing of Multnomah County’s SchoolBased Health Center brochures to be sent in 9 languages to the home of each
East Portland student. We sent a letter to the County to institutionalize this
process every two years and adding 3 new languages every time.
Timing was perfect and they said they will keep us informed.
“City Office of Neighborhood Involvement and All Bureaus: Engage ethnic
communities in neighborhood activities; provide translation/language
services to remove barriers and improve messaging and invitations.
(CB.1.2)”
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EPAP and Civic Engagement has been saying that we want them to take a
percentage of all city budgets to go towards interpretation and translation needs.
Something we all should pay for. If we take a percentage that goes into a pot
they will be more likely to use it. Fish, Saltzman, Fritz and Novick all agreed to
support the EPAP 2014 – 15 Strategic Priorities. Linda said the percentage idea
would also be good for the Diversity Community Leadership (DCL) partner
funding.
Next meeting: para 17 de marzo/March 17 at 6:30pm at EPNO office.
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La reunión del Subcomité de participación cívica
El 17 de febrero de 2015 (el tercer martes)
Fin del comité: Organizar talleres de participación cívica multiculturales y/o en
lenguas específicas, compartir currículo, abogar por financiación continuada y
dar consejos acerca de asuntos y proyectos multiculturales y/o en lenguas
específicas en el Este de Portland.
Tareas: Facilitadora: Galina Nekrasova; Actas: Patricia Rojas; y Comida: Lum
Thang.
Presentaciones: Galina Nekrasova, Claudia Carrillo, Lum Tang, Julio
Maldonado, Hadi, Ahmed; Linda Castillo, lore wintergreen, David Porter, Annie, y
Patricia Rojas.
Tareas para la reunión del próximo mes: Julio – Facilitador; Claudia –
Comida; and Actas – Patrick.
Sugerencias sobre la participación comunitaria para el Jardín Botánico
Leach : David Porter
7) Antecedentes: El jardín se encuentra en la Foster con la 122nd. Lilla Leach
era una botanista y exploradora y John Leach era un farmacéutico y
explorador. No tuvieron hijos y dejaron su patrimonio a la Ciudad de
Portland. Árboles, plantas, casas, edificios, Johnson Creek, una cabaña de
piedras construida en los 30s. Plantas nativas, eventos comunitarios para
familias. Clases y eventos para familias. Clases y exploración. Clases
sobre los insectos con entomólogos. Personas llevando a cabo
investigaciones científicas. Hay un jardín para niños y durante el verano los
niños pueden venir para comer fresas y alubias. Estudiantes de la
Secundaria [Middle School] Alice Ott vienen para ayudar con cuidar los
jardines. Clases y presentaciones. Fiestas. 17 acres de propiedad. 4.5
acres originales de los Leach. En 2012 se completó la primera etapa de
diseño de jardinería. La segunda etapa está a punto de comenzar.
8) Ideas generadas hasta ahora: más espacio para reuniones, espacio para
la presentación de plantas, áreas para reuniones, tienda de regalos y
áreas de información. Clases sobre la conservación de la naturaleza. Una
biosfera donde todas las plantas se dependan las unas de las otras para
sobrevivir. Los lirios cobra comen los insectos y a los niños les van a
encantar. Habrá una casa alpina para las plantas de la montaña. Una
sección de plantas medicinales/herbarias/de textiles. Sanitarios, bancos,
recorridos, clases y actividades.
• Planes para conexiones: Además de mi presentación vamos a incluir un
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volante en el Boletín del Este de Portland en abril para juntar ideas en
español, vietnamita y ruso, que son los tres idiomas más comúnmente
hablados, aparte del inglés. El sitio web tiene más información y dibujos.
Ojalá más personas vayan a participar para dar sus comentarios sobre el
jardín.
• ¿Qué quiere usted incluir? Comentarios de la comunidad local y regional.
¿Qué significa un jardín a usted y a sus conocidos?
 Julio: Mariposas
 Galina: Si tuviera un curso para los estudiantes, una excursión de la
escuela para que el maestro y los estudiantes de las primarias puedan
venir y escuchar a sus presentaciones sobre los árboles, flores y aves
en nuestro jardín. Si no hay ninguna clase así, sugiero que se haga ese
tipo de excursión.
 Ahmed: ¿Tiene su jardín relaciones amigables con conexiones
botánicas en otras partes del mundo? Si respondió que no, ¿cuál país le
interesa? Respuesta: Los jardines botánicos de conservación
internacional; el Jardín Botánico de Singapur; Los Jardines Botánicos
de Brooklyn, Nueva York. Los jardines botánicos existen en cada
cultura. Se trata de guardar las plantas en sus áreas originales. Las
plantas aquí no sobreviven bien en otras partes del país.
 Linda: En Cully, hay planes para hacer un jardín de los pueblos
originarios. Le gustaría ver [espacios] para la cultura latina y otras
culturas que usen plantas medicinales para varios fines. Tener algo de
conexión con la medicina oriental. Muchas oportunidades.
 Julio: La narración con el arte de titiritero. Cuentos para cuidar los
jardines urbanos. Integrar a las comunidades. Las leyendas. Invitar a la
comunidad.
 Claudia: Yo estaba pensando de que si yo tuviera niñas de 2, 12 y 13
años de edad, tal vez la chiquita no querría recorrer todo el jardín.
¿Habría un lugar para entretenerse a los chiquillos? David: Sí.
Caminatas enfocadas en las abejas melíferas para los jóvenes y sus
adultos. Los jardines chinos tienen actividades para los niños pequeños.
Es importante no perder eso.
 Lore: Un herborista de la comunidad iraquí, un doctor que también da
clases y practica el curanderismo. Bahar me lo presentó. Sabe mucho
de las plantas iraquíes que podrían ser cultivadas aquí. Lore le va a dar
su información de contacto (lore envió esto a David)
 Ahmed: ¿Ud. quiere propuestas? Algunos jardines cuentan con una red
grande que cubre una porción del jardín, y luego se puede meter
diferentes aves silvestres de esas áreas. Podrían comer y hacer cosas
diferentes dentro del área encerrada con la red. La libertad limitada. Se
podría llevar aves de lugares diferentes. Segunda idea: reconocer a los
fundadores - haga una zona pequeña para sus pertenencias para así
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recordarlos.
 Lum: Quiero ver flores y árboles que solamente existan en la
comunidad zomi de dónde soy yo. Cultívelos aquí. De Tailandia, Burma
e India.
 Annie: ¿Habrá espacios abiertos? Respuesta: las zonas superiores de
los jardines ya cuentan con espacios abiertos. Vamos a aprovecharnos
de los espacios abiertos ya existentes, habrán unos senderos, así como
unas hierbas nativas y poas de los prados. Pero la meta de un jardín
botánico es que se acomode para usos diferentes. Leer un libro. Ver
como las hierbas nativas van cambiando con el paso de tiempo, una
variedad de flora y fauna, la ecobiología. No debe de ser un campo de
golf con pasto verde y sustancias químicas. Miren a los ejemplos en
otras partes del mundo para ver como la gente/las plantas pueden
interactuar con superficies planas.
 Julio: Recaudar los fondos con los golfistas.
David: Gracias, y que me contacten con sus ideas. Puede visitar sin costo.
Tenemos $2,2 millones para comenzar la construcción en 2017. Apenas
estamos recaudando unos otros $3 millones de la comunidad más amplia para
crear un espacio que enorgullezca a la gente.
Repaso de la lluvia de ideas sobre los nuevos proyectos de apoyo y
escoger las prioridades que sean enlazadas con el Plan de acción: Galina
¿Cómo alcanza el Condado de Multnomah a los adultos?
Julio: El Departamento de salud - clínicas, 7 clínicas de salud, la salud
medioambiental, evaluaciones de viviendas, el control zoosanitario, el
departamento de salud tiene un centro de capacitación para los Trabajadores
comunitarios de salud (CHW, por sus siglas en inglés). El condado hace
conexiones en los campos relacionados con la salud, los restaurantes y la
manipulación de alimentos - hay varias vías para conectarse con los adultos. El
Departamento de salud del condado de Multnomah es la organización principal
que se encarga de vigilar esas condiciones que podrían amenazar la salud de
los residentes del condado. Se dirigen a la preparación para emergencias:
coordinan con los hospitales, las ambulancias y AMR.
Linda: Se necesita más información sobre el tema de la preparación para
emergencias. La comunidad no sabe lo que es ni como pedirla. Una posibilidad
es considerarla como un proyecto. Se reunió con el/la director/a de la
preparación para emergencias del condado y esa persona tiene la misma
preocupación. No he visto nada en cuanto a la preparación. Ahora que los tengo
en frente - ¿es una buena idea invitar a esas personas a la reunión? Podrían
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pasar entre 15-20 minutos aquí y dar una descripción para la comunidad. Stevie
Bullock ha visitado a muchas comunidades para hablar. Es una buena idea.
Galina: Voy a hablar del potencial de incrementar el número de trabajadores
médicos. La Participación cívica puede desarrollar o ayudar a desarrollar el la
participación para la salud. El subcomité de Participación cívica exitosamente
promovió que los folletos sobre las clínicas basadas en las escuelas fueran
traducidos y distribuidos. Nuestro subcomité podría promover a que se
aumente la cantidad de personal médico del condado para que sea
congruente con los grupos étnicos del este de Portland. Los empleados de
las organizaciones médicas son personas en las que debemos confiar.
Necesitan poner en práctica muchas técnicas de enseñanza y comunicarnos de
forma eficaz con las familias. Dar información a la población sobre cómo
funciona nuestro sistema de cuidado de salud. Cuando estos materiales sean
traducidos a los otros idiomas va a ser magnífico. Podemos promover la
financiación de los programas actuales para los CHW para crear más
oportunidades y mejorar la infraestructura de una organización más pública.
Estas organizaciones están en una posición única y capacitan al personal
médico de forma eficaz. Protegen la salud y estabilidad de nuestra sociedad.
Aumentar la influencia de trabajadores de salud en nuestra comunidad.
¿Sugerencias?
Julio: Ahora están hablando de como empoderar a la comunidad. Prevenir
enfermedades y dar la salud. Hay varios artículos que son enlazados. El núcleo
es el CHW. Necesitamos aumentar la cantidad. Podemos enlazar los artículos.
El Centro de capacitación del condado. Las organizaciones pueden identificar a
los CHWs potenciales, inscribirlos en la capacitación. Es una capacitación
organizada, la comunidad de salud, capacitados para hacerse líderes, para
movilizar a la gente, mantener la mente abierta, son personas que quieren
ayudar a la comunidad. Puedo ver que podemos ayudar con este movimiento
internacional. Así que tenemos varios componentes. Acceso a la educación de la
salud - los CHW pueden ser los enlaces. Los CHW - una fuente de
conocimientos. Mejorar la economía. Podríamos dirigirnos a todos los
componentes y vender el desarrollo económico para los individuos.
Oportunidades laborales.
Lore: La pregunta es, ¿qué es lo que está dispuesto hacer este grupo para
ayudar?
Julio: Tenemos conexiones con diferentes comunidades. Podríamos empezar a
identificar a los individuos, invitarlos aquí para que nos den una descripción de la
capacitación, el resultado final e invitar a otras organizaciones.
Lore: Recuerden - nosotros promovemos. La abogacía vs. el servicio.
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Galina: Estoy de acuerdo de que somo los hijos de culturas diferentes, o sea de
España, Rusia, Vietnam...¿cómo se puede organizar el Departamento de salud
para que se conecte eficazmente con los adultos. Nuestro subcomité de
Participación cívica debe de tener suficientes recursos. ¿Cómo podemos
involucrar a los otros? La próxima vez deberíamos juntar información para ver
cómo las personas profesionales viven y trabajan. Aprendimos de forma
diferente en al sistema educativo estadounidense
Lore: Patrick nos envió la financiación de los CHW. El 23 de febrero hay una
conferencia para los CHW en San Diego.
Julio: La abogacía – Patricia identificó los personajes claves en el estado, la
ciudad y el condado. Los CHW se hacen cada vez más importantes.
¿Podríamos hacer algo similar por escribir una carta al condado como hicimos
para los folletos? Pienso que podemos hacer algo para contribuir al
conocimiento sobre este tema. Propongo que una carta comunitaria enviada
por este comité podría ser significativa. Es nomás una idea y una propuesta.
Gracias por ayudarme a seguir el hilo sobre la abogacía en lugar de tratar de
llevar a cabo todo. ¿Podemos hacerlo?
Linda: Aclaración - ¿una o más?
Lore: Puede que haya varias. Nos dirigimos a más de una en el pasado.
ACCIÓN: Se convirtió en prioridad promover a los Trabajadores comunitarios de
la salud (los CHW).
Dinámica – Galina
Galina nos guió en tocar el cielo y rotarnos de un lado al otro y en tocar el piso.
Como niños.
La actualización sobre las subvenciones de Participación cívica del EPAP y
los próximos cambios a la solicitud: lore and todos
Lore – Muy pocos solicitantes. Muchos no calificaron. La traducción vs. las
actividades de participación. El comité de revisión de las subvenciones hizo una
recomendación. Se habló de cambiar cómo está escrito porque las palabras
"cultura" y "marginadas" no explican que el enfoque es sobre la raza e identidad
étnica y en las personas que no suelen participar en la toma de decisiones.
Necesitamos dar ejemplos de la definición para describir quién va a recibir el
apoyo con los fondos de la subvención.
Galina: Para las personas cuya lengua materna no sea el inglés. La gente
africana tal vez habla el inglés. Los vietnamitas - hablan el vietnamita y no el
inglés.
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Linda: Es una cuestión de disparidades. ¿Quién recibe servicios de forma
equitativa? Puede que sea la raza. Una persona anglosajona que habla el
español podría enfrentar las disparidades. Incluir las disparidades. Los del Sur
de África son blancos y hablan el inglés. Los inmigrantes, refugiados, migrantes,
y todas las cosas que se comparten entre esos grupos en cuanto a la raza y la
identidad étnica. ¿Quién participa y quién toma las decisiones?
Lore: Los fundos no dedicados ahora van al programa de los Proyectos de
colaboración municipal y al fondo para las subvenciones generales del EPAP.
Annie: ¿Tal vez no más una comunidad cultural y étnica específica?
Discusión: Sobre el idioma.
Galina: Deje el tema así. Podemos regresar al asunto.
Patricia: Las comunidades de color, las poblaciones de inmigrantes, las
poblaciones que hablan el inglés de forma limitada, son frases que
podríamos usar.
Lore: El Comité de la revisión de subvenciones del EPAP quitó 5 criterios
relacionados con la solicitud general para las subvenciones para hacer la
solicitud más accesible. Repasar los criterios y evaluar la necesidad de los
criterios. El EPAP típicamente dirige la misma cantidad de fondos a las
subvenciones de Participación cívica, las subvenciones generales y a los
programas de los Proyectos de colaboración municipal.
ACCIÓN: No se tomó ninguna acción.
Las herramientas de participación cívica para evitar el desplazamiento: lore
+ todos
Galina: La inmigración siempre ha existido y continuará a existir. La gente se va
a mudar para buscar una vida mejor. Deciden qué pueden cambiar y el este de
Portland no es diferente. Otra vez, tal vez esto no es correcto, pero mi opinión es
de una mujer europea y no sé de los norteamericanos. La relación de las casas
y departamentos donde la gente se va y no se quedan. ¿Por qué abandona la
gente sus viviendas? ¿El alquiler es demasiado alto? ¿La vivienda es
incómoda? ¿Qué podemos hacer para ayudarles a que se queden? Con la
inflación es obligatorio que los alquileres se vayan aumentando. ¿Cómo
podemos ser considerados como personas abogando por ellos? Si la gente en
este momento no pagan suficiente tal vez podríamos firmar un contrato con ellos
para que los que vivan allí ayuden con el mantenimiento. Encontrar puntos en
común para ver cómo podemos detener los precios altos y mantener a las
personas en sus viviendas actuales. Vi un artículo en el que se describió que la
gente se va. Estoy lista para enseñar a los niños de las familias sin techo. Me
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corazón duele. ¿Qué podemos hacer para ayudar a la gente a quedarse en sus
viviendas. Este grupo puede dar recomendaciones.
Lore: El Subcomité de viviendas del Plan de acción para el este de Portland
(EPAP) tiene 5 meses llevando a cabo esta investigación. El este de Portland
tiene una tasa de propiedades desocupadas del 1%; con demasiadas
ejecuciones hipotecarias. La gente no puede alcanzar pagar sus hipotecas
aumentadas. Los bancos tardan más o menos 1 año en recuperar una casa.
Cuando la economía estaba en recesión ni siquiera se molestaban en
recuperarlas pero ahora están adquiriéndolas. El Subcomité de viviendas tiene
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explorando y piensan presentar sus recomendaciones a este grupo. Van a
hablar de sus procesos para la toma de decisiones y pedir comentarios. El
Subcomité de desarrollo económico del EPAP también está trabajando en sus
recomendaciones para las herramientas para evitar el desplazamiento. Ya han
tenido éxito con los Acuerdos de beneficio comunitario mutuo para proyectos
públicos en los que se establece que un porcentaje de los empleados
contratados deben de ser locales. Están preguntándose si afectarán a
suficientes personas para realmente prevenir el desplazamiento. ¿Qué se puede
hacer en los próximos 5-10 años para prevenir el desplazamiento? Después de
eso será similar al norte/noreste, y el este de Portland va a estar buscando la
indemnización para ayudar a unas pocas personas. André Baugh, el presidente
de la Comisión de planificación y sostenibilidad de Portland está de acuerdo. En
su opinión el momento para la prevención se acabará en 5 años.
Los dos comités necesitan trabajar juntos para que podamos visualizar dónde
los niños juegan, la seguridad, los parques, las actividades extracurriculares y
programas. Y en caso de de que haya pequeñas empresas en estas
comunidades, ¿hay cursos o capacitaciones para que la gente pueda aprender?
Lore: Como recordatorio, la intención es que los Subcomités de la participación
cívica, las viviendas, el desarrollo económico y los terrenos contaminados
revisen mutuamente las recomendaciones sobre las herramientas para la
prevención del desplazamiento y después presentar la propuesta combinada a la
membresía completa del EPAP, a lo mejor durante una sesión especial este
verano.
Las Iniciativas de prosperidad en los vecindarios (Jade, Division Midway, y
Historic Parkrose) ofrecen capacitación comercial, clases de apoyo y clínicas sin
cita previa regularmente. Ha sido difícil convencer a los dueños de las empresas
a aprovecharse de las oportunidades.
Hadi: He notado por vivir aquí que las comunidades viven separadas una de las
otras. Una comunidad no [es] separada. Deberíamos hacer una sola comunidad
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en nuestra área. Veo que en este momento estoy entre personas vietnamitas y
chinas. En todo momento vivimos juntos y no nos comunicamos. Nunca visito,
nomás paso y saludo. Tenemos que poder cerrar estas brechas en la comunidad
y hacer la comunicación continúa para trabajar unidos para desarrollar el este de
Portland.
Claudia: Pensé en lo que dijo Galina. Debería de haber una reunión grande con
los gerentes de departamentos o inquilinos sobre cómo navegar el sistema. Sí,
para continuar la discusión.
Lore: La Alianza comunitaria de inquilinos ha recibido fondos de parte del EPAP
para hacer esto. Tiene muchos inquilinos interesados.
Annie: Es el asunto clave. El otro comité lleva a cabo el trabajo y deberíamos
continuar a pensar en esto. Quiero mantenerme informada, pero le toca al
Subcomité de viviendas llevar a cabo la investigación. Sin embargo, déjelo en
nuestra agenda. Compartir nuestras ideas. La planificación para emergencias:
entender los asuntos.
ACCIÓN: Incluir la financiación continuada de las subvenciones de Participación
cívica como una recomendación para las herramientas para evitar el
desplazamiento.
Es el momento de presentar una actualización a la membresía general del
EPAP sobre el progreso de las Prioridades estratégicas para 2014-15 a las
cuales la Participación cívica se ha comprometido a promover: lore
Ha tenido éxito la Participación cívica en:
“La salud del condado de Multnomah": Incrementar la información acerca de
las clínicas de salud en el este de Portland (SN.6.2)”
La Participación cívica organizó que los folletos sobre las clínicas de salud del
condado de Multnomah basadas en las escuelas fueran enviados en 9 idiomas a
las casas de cada estudiante en el este de Portland. Enviamos una carta al
condado para institucionalizar este proceso cada dos años, agregando 3 nuevos
idiomas con cada envío.
La programación de eventos fue perfecta y dijeron que nos va mantener
informados.
"La Oficina de participación de los vecindarios y todos los departamentos
municipales": Obtener la participación de colectividades étnicas en las
actividades del vecindario; prestar servicios de traducción para eliminar
las barreras lingüísticas; mejorar la difusión de mensajes y de
invitaciones(CB.1.2)”
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El EPAP y la Participación cívica ha promovido que un porcentaje de todos los
presupuestos municipales sea dirigido hacia las necesidades de interpretación y
traducción. Es algo que todos deberíamos pagar. Si tomamos un porcentaje y lo
ponemos en un solo fondo, es más probable que será utilizado el dinero. Los
comisionados Fish, Saltzman, Fritz y Novick todos concordaron con apoyar las
Prioridades estratégicas del EPAP para 2014-25. Linda dijo que la idea sobre el
porcentaje también serviría para la financiación de las colaboraciones del
liderazgo en las comunidades diversas.
La próxima reunión: el 17 de marzo a las 6:30pm en la oficina EPNO.
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East Portland Action Plan
Economic Development (Ec Dev) Subcommittee
Meeting Notes: March 2, 2015
The purpose of the East Portland Action Plan (EPAP) Economic Development
Subcommittee is to develop a strong business environment that strengthens existing
businesses, promotes new businesses, and expands family wage jobs in East Portland.
Present: Lori Boisen (DMA), David Hampsten (HNA), lore wintergreen (EPAP), Justin
Douglas (PDC), Frieda Christopher, Tyler Bump (BPS), Annette Mattson, Jenny Glass
(Rosewood), Hongsa Chanthavong (IRCO)
Introductions:
Lori facilitated the meeting; Jenny took notes; lore brought food.
Justin Douglas presented Portland Development Commission’s (PDC) 50% Draft
‘2015-2020 Strategic Plan’ and asked for input:
Summary and Context of 2015-2020 Strategic Plan- This is the foundational policy
context for PDC, informs priorities, staff workplans, etc. for the next 5 years. The plan
has 5 major objectives:
1.) Healthy, Complete Neighborhoods throughout Portland
2.) Access to High Quality Employment for Portlanders
3.) Wealth Creation Among People of Color and in Low-Income Neighborhoods
4.) 21st Century Civic Networks, Institutions and Partnerships
5.) Equitable, Innovative, Financially Stable Agency
Feedback from group:
Hongsa: There is nothing about attracting tourism in the plan, but that’s an important part
of the economy in Portland and an opportunity for growth.
David: Raised questions around measures of success. Where are the target #s for % of job
growth outside of the central city?
Lore: There needs to be measurable and concrete outcomes for East Portland, such as
income levels or % of residents employed. The Central City measurement should include
a reference to those employed in the Central City having equal geographic representation
from the other City districts.
Frieda: Need to call out Gateway and concentrate efforts on projects in East Portland.
Lori ended the feedback session by asking Justin to get back to the committee about
having a PDC representative attend the meetings regularly.
Strategic Priority Updates:
A. Market East Portland as a Place to Do Business:
Lori asked Justin to see about featuring East Portland in the PDC Top Stories.
Lore heard from program called AHEAD that is looking for a neighborhood to
place a reinvestment/ development project. Lori agreed to attend the meeting.
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B. Community Benefits Agreements:
25% East Portland hires on new parks projects
Nick Sauvie has been meeting with METRO about CBA on future projects
C. Maximize East Portland’s economic benefits from the public projects:
Lori? Nick Sauvie is representing EPAP on the Beach + Gateway Park Request For
Proposal (RFP) reviews and we also got a dedicated representative from
Metropolitan Alliance of Workforce Equity (MAWE) on the review team.
Reminder: we previously advocated for and got an aspirational goal of 25% hire
and supplies locally sourced as a part of the RFP.
D. Catalyst workforce development projects:
Frieda- Elks property could be leveraged for Gateway Education Center.
Justin- PDC is putting in a one-time request for general funds to support catalyst
projects adjacent to NPIs
E. Connect East Portland residents to family wage employment:
Tyler- Opportunity to provide input on transportation projects for Transportation
Service Plan (TSP) using City’s map app! Arlene Kimura represents EPAP on the
City TSP Advisory Committee; she, David, and Linda have been very active on
overseeing inclusion of EPAP projects. We have assurance from City Staff and
EPAP members that EPAP projects are actively integrated into the TSP.
F. Integrate EPAP into Comp Plan:
Lore suggested that Ec Dev draft a letter from EPAP to address mix-use zones
projects. (A letter addressing current suggestions on displacement prevention was
sent to the ‘Planning and Sustainability Commission ‘from EPAP Housing and
Economic Development Subcommittees.)
Displacement prevention tool revisit of Cooperatives based on MercyCorps
Community Investment Trust project:
Lore suggested REIT could be considered a “co-op” model and displacement prevention
tool promoting wealth creation and community investment.
The group discussed whether we would list “community led REIT” or “cooperatives” as
the tool. After discussing, we decided to revisit next meeting. People were encouraged to
come to the meeting prepared to provide a succinct definition for cooperatives.
Discussion of potential Community Impact Zones as referenced in the Dr. Bates
‘Gentrification and Displacement Study’: Pushed to next meeting.
NEXT MEETING: April 6, 2015. Facilitator, Jenny Glass; Notes, Lori Boisen; Food,
Hongsa Chanthavong.
Economic Development (EcDev) Displacement Tools
Decisions as of February 2, 2015
Tools Recommended to other EPAP Subcommittees by EcDev:
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A. Living Wage Provisions
B. Local Hiring
C. Minority Contracting
D. Commercial Stabilization
E. Community Reinvestment Act
F. Transit Oriented Development
H. Community Benefit Agreements
Tools currently not recommended by EcDev:
I. Grocery Stores
J. Corner Stores
K. Cooperatives
G. Developer Exactions
For more information about the displacement prevention tools, consult the
following:
PolicyLink (http://www.policylink.org/equity-tools/equitable-development-toolkit/alltools);
‘Not In Cully Anti-Displacement Strategies’ report
(http://www.pdx.edu/usp/sites/www.pdx.edu.usp/files/A_LivingCully_PrinterFriendly_0.
pdf ); and
‘Mitigating Displacement Due to Gentrification: Tools for Portland, Oregon’
(https://wikis.uit.tufts.edu/confluence/download/attachments/37718593/Thesis_E
unice_Kim_2011_final.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1321809955000 )
2013 Gentrification and Displacement Study:
http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bps/article/454027
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2015 General Grants Program
Grant Awards will be from $500 - $5,000
($70,000 total available)
Grant application information is in the following packet beginning on Page 3.
We need your input to improve future Grant applications. Please think about the following
questions as you look at the application and suggest improvements.
No attempt will be made to identify who responded to the questions. Please send your
response as soon as possible. Responding or not responding to these questions has no
impact on your grant application. You may send answers to any or all of these questions
separately from your grant application submission without identifying yourself by answering
any or all questions and:
A. Sending it electronically to: [email protected] or,
B. Mailing it postage paid, folded into thirds with the return address showing (see Page 2
of this packet).
Application Improvement Questions
(use the back of the page as needed)
1.
Would it help to have the application translated into another language?
What language?
2.
What other support would help you to fill-out the grant application?
3.
What about the grant application stops you from applying for the grant?
4.
Is the grant application ‘Narrative’ instruction understandable?
If not, what needs to be better explained?
5.
Is the grant application ‘Project Budget’ page understandable?
If not, what needs to be better explained?
6.
Is there any ‘Requirement’(s) on Page 6 of this application that prevents you from
responding?
If so, which ‘Requirement’(s)?
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2nd page for response to Application Improvement Questions if needed
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(EPAP)
2015 General Grants Program
Project Requests may be for $500 - $5,000
($70,000 total available)
Now we just need your projects!
Application Due Date: April 15, 2015 at 5:00 PM
The goal of the EPAP General Grant program is to build East Portland livability
and prevent displacement by funding projects that implement strategies and
items identified in the East Portland Action Plan
(which can be found in English, Spanish, and Russian languages at:
www.eastportlandactionplan.org).
The Action Plan document was designed by and for the community to:
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Improve the quality of life for East Portland residents
Foster strong community connections
Increase the area’s regional significance
Enhance equity and prevent displacement.
$70,000 is available to support projects that implement the Action Plan. EPAP
General Grant awards can range from $500 - $5,000, and must:
 Address at least one East Portland Action Plan strategy or item
(www.eastportlandactionplan.org). Action Plan strategies have letters followed by
one number (e.g. A.1) and Action items have letters followed by two numbers (e.g.
A.1.1)
 Do the work within the borders of East Portland for and with people living in East
Portland (see an area map on Page 16 of this application packet).
Individuals or community organizations that don’t have 501(c) 3 status or a State
and City registered business sponsor with Liability Insurance may contact the
EPAP Grant Manager for fiscal sponsor suggestions.
East Portland Action Plan Grants are provided with funding from the
City of Portland and Multnomah County
Grant Applications are due on April 15, 2015 at 5:00 PM.
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Application Submission Deadline:
Proposals must be received by:
April 15, 2015 at 5:00 PM
Applications received after the deadline will not be accepted.
Applications can be submitted in any language by email, in person, or by
mail to:
[email protected] or
East Portland Neighborhood Office
1017 NE 117th Ave
(117th between Halsey + Glisan at the foot of the water tower)
Portland, OR 97220
Grant-making process:
Grants will be awarded through a competitive process. Grant applications will be
reviewed by community-based East Portland Action Plan (EPAP) Grant Review
Committee members who are not seeking grant funds. Each application will be
individually scored using the ‘Narrative Application’ items to be addressed on
Pages 9 – 10 of this application packet. These items serve as scoring criteria and
the maximum amount of points available is identified after the item.
The EPAP Grants Review Committee will meet to discuss their project scores
and the projects. They will develop a final recommendation that will go before the
next general EPAP meeting for approval. The Office of Neighborhood
Involvement Director then receives the recommendation for final approval.
Funds cannot be used for:
1. Costs that may be incurred in preparing this application
2. Direct social services or emergency services (such as food baskets, health
clinic services, items for distribution for individual general use, staff
providing direct services to individuals)
3. Ongoing general organizational support (such as rent or utilities)
4. Direct grants, scholarships or loans for the benefit of specific individuals
5. Loans or debt retirement (paying bills existing before the grant is awarded)
6. Annual appeals, general fund drives
7. Activities held outside the boundaries of the East Portland Coalition Office
district area (see map on Page 16 of this application)
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For More Information – Let Me Help You
Grant Manager Contact:
lore wintergreen, East Portland Action Plan Advocate
East Portland Neighborhood Office, 1017 NE 117th Ave.
503.823.4035 and [email protected]
Application SUPPORT for Grant Writers:
 You are encouraged to individually contact the EPAP Grant Manager with
questions and for support and input on your grant application.
 Grants may be submitted in any language (submitting in a language other than
English without reasonable time for translation services does limit the ability of
the Grant Manager to provide input).
 Interpretation services and childcare will be made available, with reasonable
notice, at individual meetings, specially scheduled language – specific sessions,
or at the following Grant Support Sessions.
 A computer and copier is available for your grant-related use at the East Portland
Neighborhood Office, 1017 NE 117th Ave., Portland, OR 97220
 Handwritten grant applications submissions are acceptable, as long as they can
be read.
 Don’t have a fiscal sponsor or not sure what one is? Don’t let that stop a good
project, contact the EPAP Grant Manager and ask about options.
 Grant writing resources are posted at www.eastportlandactionplan.org/grants.
 You are strongly ENCOURAGED to attend a Grant Support Session listed
below. The session will answer questions about the application, the committee
review process, and how the funds may be used. Please call five days in
advance for special needs accommodations, childcare, and/or language
interpretation requests at 503-823-4035 or TTY 503-823-6868.The building is
mobility device accessible.
Grant Support Sessions:
Thursday, March 26, 2015
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
East Portland Neighborhood Office
1017 NE 117th Ave.
Portland, Oregon 97220
(between Halsey & Glisan at the foot of the
watertower)
TRI-MET Bus: #77, #25 (stops at 7 PM)
Monday, March 30, 2015
9:30 AM – 11:00 PM
East Portland Neighborhood Office
Same Address as above
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Timeline
Request for Proposals Available
March 6, 2015
Grant Applications are Due
April 15, 2015
(Applicants may be contacted during review process for additional information
and/or exploration of potential partnership opportunities.)
Awards recommendations announced no later than
May 15, 2015
A grant award Orientation session will be scheduled at a commonly agreed upon
time. At this mandatory Orientation session, grant awardees will be responsible
to bring a signed contract; proof from your fiscal sponsor of ‘General Liability’
insurance certificate; a ‘Certificate of Workers Compensation’ if funding staff or
the completed ‘Independent Contractors Statement’ ; and proof of automobile
insurance if providing volunteer or participant transportation for the funded
project.
Project funds will be fully City approved for payment by
June 30, 2015
Interim ‘Project Accounting Invoice’ must be submitted on: June 1, 2016
Final report and documentation no later than
December 31, 2016
Reporting Requirements for Funded Projects
1. Project Coordinators are required to attend an East Portland Action Plan Grants
Orientation session to be scheduled by the EPAP Grants Manager.
2. A Budget Report Form of expenses to-date must be submitted on June 1, 2016 if
the end-of-project evaluation and budget expense form has not already been
submitted.
3. A three-page end-of-project evaluation and expense summary must be
completed and returned to the Grant Manager by December 31, 2016. We
encourage you to submit your evaluation and expense summary within 30 days
of completion of your individual project.
4. Each project must provide at least two digital photographs in jpg format of a
project activity with the completed evaluation (the EPAP Grants Manager can
loan you a digital camera if needed).
5. Documentation of your project success on the East Portland Action Plan Updates
webpage under each Action item identified in your grant application:
www.eastportlandactionplan.org/updates.
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Cover Page
Complete this provided form, or create a new form with ALL elements listed in order.
Project Title:
Organization:
Project Coordinator/Agency contact person:
_____
Phone: ___________________Email:_______________________________________
Mailing Address: _______________________________________________________
City, State, Zip: ________________________________________________________
Fiscal Sponsor Organization: ____________________________________________
Non-profit 501-c-3 or Fiscal Sponsor Tax ID #:_______________________________
Fiscal Sponsor Contact Person who verifies that Fiscal Sponsor meets the ‘Requirements’
listed on Page 8 of this application packet:
____________________________________________________________
Phone: ________________Email:___________________________________________
Mailing Address: ________________________________________________________
City, State, Zip: _________________________________________________________
List additional partner organizations and provide ‘Signed Statements of Partnership’
(see the form on Page 12 of the application packet):
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________
Action Plan strategy and/or item(s) addressed (www.eastportlandactionplan.org):
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________
Requested Amount: __________________________________________________
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Requirements
Proposed projects MUST:
1. Address and identify on the ‘Cover Page’ at least one East Portland Action
Plan strategy or item. The Action Plan can be seen at
www.eastportlandactionplan.org or paper copies can be picked-up at the
address above. Action Plan strategies have letters followed by one number
(e.g. A.1) and Action items have letters followed by two numbers (e.g.
A.1.1).
2. Have a fiscal sponsor with the following:
A. Current eligibility as a State of Oregon Corporation Division registration
as a nonprofit corporation:
http://www.filinginoregon.com/pages/business_registry/file_online/index.ht
ml
B. Business registration with the City of Portland (FREE). Forms for online
business registration and tax exemption request can be found at:
http://www.portlandonline.com/omf/index.cfm?c=29558 . Questions can
best be answered by Allen Buller, City of Portland Revenue Bureau
coordinator for unregistered vendor compliance, at 503.865.2475
C. General Liability Insurance covering bodily injury, personal injury,
property damage, including coverage for independent contractor’s
protection in a per-occurrence limit of not less than $1,000.000 and
aggregate limit of not less than $2,000,000
D. Certificate of Workers Compensation statement document or a signed
Independent Contractor’s Statement (form available at: Independent
Contractor's workers comp form Jan 2013.pdf).
3. Take place in and benefit the residents of the East Portland Neighborhood
Office area (see the map on Page 16 of this application packet).
4. Have filed an interim or end-of-project Evaluation if awarded a previous
EPAP grant. Past and current evaluations for EPAP grants will be
considered by the Grants Review Committee when selecting awards.
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Application Narrative
Your response to the following ‘Narrative’ questions is to be single-spaced, 12
point font, 1-inch margins, and cannot exceed 3 pages. Any narrative response
over the 3-page limit will not be reviewed.
The ‘Cover Page’ and ‘Project Budget’ are separate from the Narrative and have
no page limits.
The project is required to be in and for East Portland (see the area
map on Page16 of this application packet). The following questions
are reviewed on a pass or fail basis.
1. Where in East Portland will the project take place?
2. How will this project serve or involve people living in East Portland?
The following items also serve as criteria that will be scored by the
Grants Review Committee. Each item is followed by the maximum
points available when scored by the Grant Review Committee.
1. Does the project address an ‘EPAP Strategic Priority’ listed on Pages
14 – 15 of this application packet? If so which one(s)? 15 points
available
2. How does the project build community by leading to more community
involvement? 15 points available
3. What partners or resources does the project leverage (offer in addition
to EPAP funding)? Provide a ‘Signed Statement of Partnership’ for
each partner referenced (see the form on Page12 of this application
packet). 15 points available
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4. Describe the impact the project has on vulnerable populations
(Examples include, but are not limited to: children; seniors/elders;
people of color; people with disabilities; people with low-incomes;
people whose first language is other than English; military service
veterans). 15 points available
5. How does the project involve under-represented/ vulnerable
populations? 15 points available
6. Identify the number of people to be involved in the project, the amount
of project time spent with them, and describe the way they will be
engaged. 10 points available
7. Explain how the budget supports the project activities. Identify sources
and use of matching and leveraged funds and donated hours and
resources. 5 points available
8. Describe how the project involves or addresses East Portland areas
that are generally under-resourced? 5 points available
9. Does the project move forward an issue or opportunity not being
addressed in East Portland currently? 5 points available
Briefly describe your plan to promote the project, including
acknowledgement of funders -- East Portland Action Plan, City of
Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement and Multnomah County.
Program sponsors
East Portland Action Plan
City of Portland Office of Neighborhood Involvement
Multnomah County
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Project Budget
Project requests can range from $500 to $5,000. Below are budget categories;
projects are not required to include items in every section.
Item
EPAP
Requested
Funds
Leveraged
Funds and/or
Additional
Grants*
Donated
Services &
Time
expressed
as $**
Personnel
(Direct project management,
contracting for special services,
volunteer time**, etc.)
Promotional
Materials/Printing
(Flyers, brochures, advertisements,
etc.)
Event Related Expenses
(Renting table/chairs, reserving
space, food, paper cups,
transportation for presenters, etc)
Permitting & Fees
(Reserving facilities, noise
variances, capping meters, street
closures, etc.)
Participant Support
(Travel costs, stipends, etc)
Project Materials
(Wood, paints, flowers, bags, etc—
the materials needed to complete
the project.)
Additional Expenses
Subtotals
Administration***
(Fiscal sponsorship, administrative
project management, accounting)
TOTALS
*
**
***
Leveraged Funds includes additional dollars supporting this project—for example,
additional grants or direct support from your organization.
Donated services and time can include estimated dollar amount of in-kind donations
and/or general volunteer hours at $18 per hour. For professional or skilled volunteer work,
visit http.//www.bls.gov/oes/current/oes_or.htm to identify a median per hour volunteer
rate.
Administration cannot exceed 10% of the project related request. Talk to your fiscal
sponsor about administration costs as you develop your budget.
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Signed Statement of Partnership
As a representative of ______________________________, I
Agency Name
commitment to partner with ____________________________________
Name of the ‘Organization’ on Cover Page
by providing individual, monetary, or resource support to their East
Portland Action Plan General Grant application project:
_________________________________________________________.
Project Title
__________________________
Printed Name
__________________________
Signed Name
__________________________
Date
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The application must be received by April 15, 2015 at 5:00 PM.
Application Checklist
ENCOURAGED: Attend a ‘Grant Support Session’ (see Page 5 of this
application packet) and/or contact the grants manager.
REQUIRED:
Format:
Send electronic documents to: [email protected]
(you are encouraged to phone 503.823.4035 to verify that your email
was received by the Grant Manager).
Or, provide eight (8) double-sided hard copies to the East Portland
Neighborhood Office: 1017 NE 117th Ave., Portland, OR 97220.
Cover page: Include all information requested on a cover page in a
format similar to and including all information on Page 7 of this
application packet. Remember: Fiscal Sponsor Contact Person who
verifies that the Fiscal Sponsor meets the ‘Requirements’ listed on
Page 8 of this application packet.
‘Signed Statement of Partnership’: Application submission includes a
completed and signed form (available on Page 12 of this application
packet), for each identified partner.
Narrative: Responds to the questions and requested information on
Pages 9 - 10 of this application packet; in 12 point font; with margins no
less than 1-inch; single spaced; and up to three (3) pages at the most.
Project Budget: Complete project budget form using the form provided
or in a format with all the information requested on Page 11 of this
application packet. Make sure that the budget reflects the narrative and
makes reference to matching funds ($ or time donated expressed as $).
Complete Packet: Include cover page, narrative, budget, and ‘Signed
Statement (s) of Partnership’ only. Do not include any additional
documents, i.e. photos, newsletters, letter of support etc. (the
Committee will not consider these additional items).
Deadline: Applications must be received by April 15, 2015 at 5:00 PM.
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EPAP 2014 – 15 Strategic Priorities
A. Set a goal that East Portland (EP) attain parity with other parts of the city in
public facilities and capital spending; encourage City Bureaus to prioritize
projects in EP. (EQ.1.4 and EQ.3.2)
B. Institutionalize geographic mapping of City spending. (EQ.1.1)
C. Integrate the East Portland Action Plan into the Comprehensive Plan,
including zoning and design standard recommendations developed in the
‘122nd Zoning Project’, with application throughout East Portland. (CM1.1)
D. Initiate a citywide audit of resource allotment – research tax equity and
contributions of East Portland to the tax base. (EQ.1.1 and 1.2)
E. Fund EPAP implementation: Advocate position, projects, and operations.
(EQ.1.5, EQ.3.1, CB.1.5, and CB.2.1)
F. Engage ethnic communities in neighborhood activities; provide
translation/language services to remove barriers and improve messaging and
invitations. (CB.1.2)
G. Fully fund the ‘East Portland in Motion’ (EPIM) strategy, including the 130’s
and 4M greenway projects. (NA.1.3, T.2.2, T.3.3, T.3.6, T.4.7, T.6.2, T.6.5,
and T.7.2)
H. Fund the ‘Outer Powell Conceptual Design Plan’; advocate to make
improvements to Powell Boulevard (US 26) east of I-205 a regional priority.
(T.4.1, T.4.2, and T.4.15)
I. Prioritize East Portland pedestrian projects that: increase crossing safety on
major arterial roadways, connect to transit, connect to neighborhood schools,
and/or are concurrent with new developments. (T.1.7, T.2.2, T.2.3, T.2.4,
T.2.5, T.5.3, and T.6.2)
J. Foster Equity in transportation decisions and services: identify and prioritize
East Portland street improvement projects that keep pace with development
and serve high-crash intersections and corridors.(I.2.1, I.3.2, T.4.2, T.4.3,
T.4.7, T.4.8, T.4.13, T.4.14, T.4.15, T.6.1, T.6.2, T.7.2, T.7.3, and EQ.1.4)
K. Connect East Portland residents to family-wage employment outside of the
area by identifying and removing barriers, such as limited transportation
options. (EC.4.5 and T.1.2)
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L. Maximize East Portland’s economic benefits from the public projects. (EC.1.4,
EC.2.3, EC.4.2, CM.1.2, CM.1.3, CM.2.3, and CM.2.7)
M. Promote catalyst workforce development projects in East Portland; partner
with the Neighborhood Prosperity Initiatives and other urban renewal and
economic development efforts. (EC.4.2. EC.4.4, CM.1.2-.3, and CM.2.7)
N. Market East Portland as a place to do business. (EC.1.2, EC.1.3, and CM.2.6)
O. Advocate for resources to assess, acquire, restore, and develop brownfield
sites based on neighborhood priorities. (HD.4.2; HD.6.3, P.2.1, P.4.1, NA.4.1,
CM.1.2, CM.1.4, CM.2.7, and I.3)
P. Improve environmental function of urbanized areas by establishing public
access to natural areas: increase street tree plantings and use “green streets”
to serve multiple neighborhood objectives. (I.3.6, NA.1, NA.2, NA.3, and T.6.2)
Q. Implement existing Park master plans: Parklane, Beech, and Clatsop Butte.
(P.2.1, P.2.2, P.2.5, and P.2.7)
R. Establish policy and practice that balances regional affordable housing supply
and promotes fair share across Portland and increase opportunities for
minority home ownership. (EQ.2.1 and SN.2.2)
S. Create a housing rehabilitation program to improve the safety and appearance
of existing housing stock. (HD.2.3)
T. Establish policies and practices to address timing, permit notification, and
funding of services when development occurs; include schools, parks, streets,
etc. (HD.3.1, and HD.4.1)
U. Advocate for statewide funding of early childhood programs for East Portland
through the legislature and State departments. (L.1.2)
V. Increase parental involvement in and access to public K – 12 schools. (L.7)
W. Study library service need and expand services to meet the needs of
underserved areas of East Portland. (L.8.1 and L.8.3)
X. Increase information about health clinics in East Portland. (SN.6.2)
Y. Purchase land in the Lava Dome area to begin "Forest Park East". (NA.3.3 )
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East Portland Action Plan
Housing Subcommittee
Special Session with Andre Baugh
March 3, 2015
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March 7, 2015
Special Displacement Prevention Planning Meeting
EPAP Housing Sub-committee
East Portland Neighborhood Office
Meeting Notes
The Goal of the Housing Sub-Committee is: To find common ground in supporting a range of housing
types in East Portland as a means to strengthening livable communities, encouraging healthy, complete,
and stable neighborhoods, and promoting family wage jobs. A range of housing types is meant to
include rental housing and home ownership as well as housing for people at various income levels.
The Purpose of the Housing Sub-Committee: The purpose of the EPAP Housing Subcommittee is to
agree upon productive strategies for housing and to prioritize action items involving housing for East
Portland. These strategies and action items might include (but not be limited to): encouraging housing
for people in a range of income levels---including affordable housing for low-income people, promoting
high quality housing development and construction standards, and encouraging property rehabilitation as
well as new construction. The EPAP Housing Sub-Committee will work with a lens of preventing
displacement and gentrification, protecting tenants’ rights, promoting enhanced housing inspection
enforcement, supporting local schools, encouraging job creation and economic development, and
strengthening neighborhoods.
The EPAP Housing Subcommittee will strive to promote, for all East Portland residents, quality
housing by design which in turn promotes stronger educational systems; an increase in living
wages jobs, greater economic opportunity, stronger educational systems, enhanced
transportation, and healthy neighborhoods throughout East Portland.
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March 7, 2015
Housing Sub-committee Special Meeting
Meeting began at 9:05am.
Attendees – Betty Dominguez; Jean DeMaster; Frieda Christopher; Lore
Wintergreen Nick Sauvie Matthew Tschabold, PHB; Adam Renon, Commissioner
Shipwreck policy advisor Karen Gray, David Hampsten; and Justin Buri.
Welcome and Introductions: Jean welcomed everyone and each attendee
introduced themselves (new people affiliations provided above).
Jean went over the process and asked if there was anything else. Lore said she
brought some cross section work. Jean stated the goal of the meeting and we
would look at all the tools on our list of tools to mitigate displacement and score
each one.
Community Development Corporation (CDC) Community Investment Trust
with Resident Shareholders – it is a way for low income can invest in property
in the neighbor. It is investment opportunity for goring wealth. Frieda stated she
didn’t feel it would stop displacement in the short range. Nick would recommend
using the Mercy Corp name that is doing one on 122nd & Market. There is
financial education as part of it. It is seen as a long range strategy. +1
Matthew asked what happen when we finalized the tools. Lore and Jean
explained that it is a few sub-committee’s working on different tools and it would
be brought together as one statement to be approved by EPAP and EPAP would
advocate.
Code Enforcement/Education: Lore explained that to her it was explaining the
renter’s right codes. Others felt it was more the city enforcing the codes when
they build a property or an existing building because landlord is not maintaining
the buildings. David said it was largely not enforced because it was complaint
driven and there are not adequate enforcers. Lore explained that Community
Alliance of Tenants and EPAP have consistently advocated for budget allocation
to Enhanced Enforcement. East Portland has the longest record of service, but
the staff have long waiting lists. Karen stated she worried that if they complain
enough they could get evicted and it is upgraded and that the landlords raise the
rent. Matt felt it should be pair with “just cause” and “rent stabilization”. +2
Community Benefits Agreement – This has been discussed before;
documentation was missing. +3
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Cooperative Ownership Models: It is when a group gets together to purchase
a housing building. Jean did not feel it work for low income. Matt says there are
some models with city investments that work for low income. It was discussed it
would be structure for low income owner/occupants, similar to a lease to own.
The discussion this was for the working poor. The majority scored it a +3, David
was a +1 because he felt it wouldn’t work in the next 5-10 year, but he will not
block consensus on. +3.
Developers Exaction – With each development they have required
improvements and their are exactions. You can get a waiver so they don’t have
to put in the improvement. This is often reflected as System Development
Charges (SDCs). Lore asked how it was like linkage fee. David said linkage
fees are linked to a specific program. Portland does not (yet) allocate SDCs to
housing and unless there was successfully advocacy to increase SDC costs, to
have housing SDC money would mean taking it from transportation, parks, or
schools. David said there are cities in CA that have SDCs that are put into
housing. Betty mentioned that there was an excise tax in place by METRO that
doesn’t currently go to housing, but she is on a committee looking at that change.
The vehicle exists, so we would advocate it to go to housing. David said the
exaction structure has to be proportional. It would be nice to have, but there
would be considerable local contention. 0
Document recording fee: We already have. Jean & Betty said it was a recent
legislative action and was just increased but only specifically for veteran housing.
Matt said we need to see how we can obtain funds for building affordable. He
said it is a structural issue for funding that will need to be handled especially if we
want more affordable housing. 0
Revised Approach: Nick suggested that for the sake of time to briefly look at
each remaining tool and just determine to keep it or pass on it. We proceeded
with that approach giving a +2 on items we might want to discuss further.
Employer Assisted Housing – Not one to pursue.
Foreclosed Property – Not one to pursue.
Housing levy – Keep as it needs to be rated. +2
Housing trust fund – State has a housing trust fund and this would be
increased or you could add such a mechanism to the County or City. Decided
this would be great, but unlikely in 5 – 10 years. 0
Lease purchased – Previously reviewed, but lacked documentation. It was
scored a 0.
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Limited equity housing cooperatives – see cooperative ownership model.
Owner Occupancy Ordinance– Nick said to collapse into Home owner
occupancy. It would be linked into a program. It was to be a standalone. +2
Affordable Housing Replacement Ordinances - +3
Tax reactivation program – pass.
Vacant lot program: if a lot is vacant and taxes are unpaid it goes to housing.
Does the city have the program? It was determined it was a county program and
they offer the land to non-profits first and if not taken it is put out to bid. 0
Eminent domain for nonprofits: 0
Housing rehabilitation program: Fixing run down for low income public housing
+3.
Individual development account: Funding source sets up a supply of money
and low income saves money and it is matched. Primarily used with non-profits.
Good program but not going to have many receiving it. 0
Infill development: It is already occurring in East Portland. 0
Limited Equity Housing – Land trust model. Nick said this is similar to the
Community Land Trust model. Nick explained what it was. It is very affordable
to moderate buyers and because the land is owned by a trust and so the
structure is sold. This is seen as similar to Community Land Trust and Limited
Equity Housing Cooperatives. +2
Rental financial assistance program: STRA is just for short term and can
access it for up to 2 years. The funding comes from city and county. +2
State & federal funds: Too board a category 0.
Tax abatements, credits, or circuit breakers: The tools are already being
used. 0
Tax deferral – 0.
Tax Incentive: it is incentive for doing things a certain way. Karen said it is
being talked out all the time. This could used for the development for affordable
housing or rehabilitation for affordable housing. +2
Involuntary inclusionary zoning: +2
Workforce development/agreement – Seen as same as Community Benefit
Agreement.
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Community Based Anti-Displacement Recommendations Letter
(with multiple community-based organizations as signatories): Nick gave a
brief explanation of what it was and asked if EPAP would agree to be a signatory.
Lore said she had reviewed and some things might be in conflict. There was a
discussion of the recommendations and should we add any to our list of tools.
The following tools were discussed:
Anti-displacement impact analysis: Justin explained the tool: if a developer is
seeking to do a development they, would have to model the effect the
development would have on displacement. After a discussion it was scored a +3
Mixed use zone: David said when BPS introduced it they didn’t want input and
it is vague. Lore said it isn’t a tool but where you can use a tool. We passed.
Capture windfall profits: Just said if you did radical up-zoning it will increase
the value substantially. It has been used in other places. It was determined to
pass on this because of the need to clarify who it would affect.
‘Gentrification and Displacement Study: implementing an
equitable inclusive development strategy in the context of
gentrification’: lore raised a concept addressed in this paper:
Community impact zones: Best practice tools for set of a zone to mitigate antidisplacement. We could request specific zones where the tools will be used.
Lore said that East Portland is very large and targeting specific areas could be a
protective factor from having residential neighborhoods thinking they would
effected by the tools. David said that assumptions are made that might not be
actual. +2
‘Mitigating Displacement Due to Gentrification’ Intersection
Review : Lore said she already brought most up. Rent stabilization seems to
connect with most. It was determined to go through the top rated tools and note
if there was a connection or if tools were inter-connected.
List Review of Top Scoring Tools: We listed the tools with +3 and there
was a discussion to process. After discussion and review of the items that
scored a +3 and +2 the following list is considered the highest priorities. There
were several other tools that the committee felt was important but it was felt we
needed to limit the list. In the final statement additional tools could be referenced
as serving long-term purposes.
High priorities:
• Rent Stabilization
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Just Cause eviction with code enforcement/education
Impact analysis
Housing acquisition and rehabilitation programs to insure affordability
No net loss/affordable housing preservation ordinance. One funding
mechanism is OR Affordable Housing Tax Credits.
• Broadening Homeownership and Cooperative Ownership models for low
income eligible people
• Inclusionary zoning
• Community Benefits agreements (?)
At the regular housing meeting we will discuss the list. It was decided we would
not add more to the list, but if the committee had a consensus we could take
items off or restate the items. It was explained we would meet with the other
EPAP committees addressing displacement prevention and seek support for the
list, which would then be combined into one list and development
recommendation statement. Once we have the statement it will go to full EPAP
for approval (probable a special retreat session). Other residents would be
invited to that meeting to have a full discussion.
Karen feels an opportunity will be missed if we don’t say something at the
Housing hearing. Karen said she would bring it during the opening of the
hearing when commissioners could share information. She said she would make
sure they understood it wasn’t a final approved list. It was agreed she could do
so.
Meeting was adjourned 1pm.
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Sub-Committee Name: HOUSING
EPAP Action item(s) being addressed: Housing and Development.1 – .6; Commercial and
Mixed Use.1 - .2; Economic Development and Workforce Training.4.5; Public Safety.7.1;
Housing Assistance and Safety Net Services.1 - .6; Equity.2.1 + 3.2
The Goal of the Housing Sub-Committee is: To find common ground in supporting a range of housing
types in East Portland as a means to strengthening livable communities, encouraging healthy, complete,
and stable neighborhoods, and promoting family wage jobs. A range of housing types is meant to
include rental housing and home ownership as well as housing for people at various income levels.
The Purpose of the Housing Sub-Committee: The purpose of the EPAP Housing Subcommittee is to
agree upon productive strategies for housing and to prioritize action items involving housing for East
Portland. These strategies and action items might include (but not be limited to): encouraging housing
for people in a range of income levels---including affordable housing for low-income people, promoting
high quality housing development and construction standards, and encouraging property rehabilitation as
well as new construction. The EPAP Housing Sub-Committee will work with a lens of preventing
displacement and gentrification, protecting tenants’ rights, promoting enhanced housing inspection
enforcement, supporting local schools, encouraging job creation and economic development, and
strengthening neighborhoods.
The EPAP Housing Subcommittee will strive to promote, for all East Portland residents, quality
housing by design which in turn promotes stronger educational systems; an increase in living
wages jobs, greater economic opportunity, stronger educational systems, enhanced
transportation, and healthy neighborhoods throughout East Portland.
Housing Sub-Committee Recommendations:
1. The Housing sub-committee supports mixed-use and commercial zoning in commercial
corridors in East Portland. This would promote greater economic development, prosperity,
and encourage mixed-income housing development.(CM 1.1)
2. The Housing sub-committee supports single-family housing adjacent to commercial
corridors to promote general homeownership, especially minority homeownership, as well
as mixed-income and more innovative housing. (CM 1.1)
3. The Housing Sub-committee sees the need for increase in amenities, jobs, infrastructure,
and public transportation in East Portland to support housing of people in all income levels
and to attract more middle and upper income housing.
4. The Housing Sub-committee would recommend prioritizing voluntary Inclusionary Zoning in
middle income neighborhoods as one tool to promote mixed-income neighborhoods
throughout Portland and to advocate for the City of Portland, Multnomah County and
METRO to develop a pilot project for voluntary Inclusionary Zoning within the City/County.
5. The Housing Sub-committee would recommend advocating ending discrimination based on
having a Section 8 Certificate, so low income families would have a greater choice on
where they could live. The committee supports changing the law at the state level to
remove this discrimination.
6. The Housing Sub-committee, after exhaustive research, recognizes that East Portland
does not have significantly more tax-exempt housing properties than any other area of
Portland, either in numbers or as a fair-share. East Portland does have significantly more
“affordable by accident” housing than other parts of the City, but this has nothing to do with
properties being tax-exempt or not.
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East Portland Action Plan Housing Sub-Committee
Tools to Mitigate Displacement Exploration (2015.03.07)
TOOL
SOURCE*
TMD
USED IN
HOUSING COMMITTEE NOTES** RESEARCHER
PORTLAND
Yes
Vivian
No
TOOLS TO MITIGATE DISPLACEMENT
Voluntary Inclusionary zoning
TMD
Affordable housing preservation ordinance
Yes
TMD
City owned land
Yes
TMD
Community benefits agreements
Yes
PL
PL
TMD
Yes plus ??
+3
Justin
+3
Yes plus advocacy
+3
Cooperative ownership models
Yes
+3
Expiring Use: Retention of Subsidized
Yes
Housing rehabilitation program
Jean
Yes
+3
Limited equity Housing cooperatives
Linkage fees
No
TMD
No net loss policy
Yes
TMD
Nonprofit ownership
Yes
Yes plus homeownership
TMD
Nick
Oregon Affordable Housing tax credits
Rent stabilization
No
TMD
Replacement ordinance
Yes
TMD
Workforce development/agreements
Yes
TMD
Anti-speculation or real estate transfer tax
No
Code Enforcement
Needs to coupled with Just Cause
Conviction
Yes
Isidro
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
+3
Yes
Nick
Yes
+2
+2
Community impact zones
+2
TMD
Community land trust
Yes
TMD
Condominium conversion ordinance
No
TMD
Homeownership/homebuyer programs
Yes
Housing levy
No
TMD
TMD
+3
+3
TMD
PL
+3
+3
Yes
yes similar to SDC but could waive
fees in distressed areas to encourage Nick
building
Jean
PL
+2 to +3
Frieda
Impact analysis for anti-displacement
PL
RATING***
Just cause eviction controls
Limited-equity housing
Yes
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Yes but coupled with "Just Cause"
eviction and other strong tools
Justin
+2
Frieda
+2
Leah
+2
Yes, a bond measure to use funds for
affordable housing, but will it affect
compression
Yes
Isidro
+2
+2
+2
TOOL
SOURCE*
USED IN
PORTLAND
TOOLS TO MITIGATE DISPLACEMENT
Mandatory Inclusionary zoning
HOUSING COMMITTEE NOTES** RESEARCHER
Yes
Leah
+2
Frieda
+2
TMD
Owner-occupancy ordinance
No
Yes
TMD
Rental/financial assistance programs
Yes
increasing
TMD
Tax Incentives
Yes
TMD
Voluntary inclusionary zoning/incentives
Yes
PL
CDCs with Resident Shareholders
RATING***
+2
+2
+2
Yes
Nick
+1
TMD
Land banking
Yes
Yes but who
Justin
+1
TMD
Tenant displacement assistance
No
Yes, must be with rent stabilization
Isidro
+1
TMD
Tenant opportunity to purchase act
No
Yes
Leah
+1
PL
Affordable Housing Development 101
PL
Community Reinvestment Act
Generate revenue Yes
PL
Developer Exactions
Generate revenue Yes
Yes
TMD
Document recording Fee
Yes
TMD
Eminent domain for nonprofits
No
PL
Housing trust fund
0
Jean
0
0
0
Leave as
0
Yes add
Jean
0
TMD
Individual development accounts
Yes
TMD
Infill development
Yes
TMD
Lease-Purchase ownership
Yes
TMD
State and federal funds
Yes
0
TMD
Tax Abatements, credits or circuit breakers
Yes
0
TMD
Tax deferrals
Yes
0
TMD
Vacant lot program
No
0
TMD
Location-efficient mortgages
No
PL
Transit Oriented Development
Yes
PL
Employer Assisted Housing
Yes
-3
PL
Foreclosed properties
Yes
-3
TMD
Tax increment financing
Yes
TMD
Tax reactivation program
Yes
0
0
Yes plus
Frieda
-1
Yes
Yes plus homeownership
Vivian
-3
Leah
-3
**Yes means to be explored further for possible enhancement, correlation of necessary partnership tools for success, and prioritization
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Nick
*PL=Policy Link and TMD=Tools to Mitigate Displacement paper
***Rating System -3 to +3
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March 9, 2015
EPAP Housing Sub-committee Meeting
East Portland Neighborhood Office
Meeting Notes
The Goal of the Housing Sub-Committee is: To find common ground in supporting a range of housing
types in East Portland as a means to strengthening livable communities, encouraging healthy, complete,
and stable neighborhoods, and promoting family wage jobs. A range of housing types is meant to
include rental housing and home ownership as well as housing for people at various income levels.
The Purpose of the Housing Sub-Committee: The purpose of the EPAP Housing Subcommittee is to
agree upon productive strategies for housing and to prioritize action items involving housing for East
Portland. These strategies and action items might include (but not be limited to): encouraging housing
for people in a range of income levels---including affordable housing for low-income people, promoting
high quality housing development and construction standards, and encouraging property rehabilitation as
well as new construction. The EPAP Housing Sub-Committee will work with a lens of preventing
displacement and gentrification, protecting tenants’ rights, promoting enhanced housing inspection
enforcement, supporting local schools, encouraging job creation and economic development, and
strengthening neighborhoods.
The EPAP Housing Subcommittee will strive to promote, for all East Portland residents, quality
housing by design which in turn promotes stronger educational systems; an increase in living
wages jobs, greater economic opportunity, stronger educational systems, enhanced
transportation, and healthy neighborhoods throughout East Portland.
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March 9, 2015
East Portland Action Plan (EPAP) Housing Subcommittee
Meeting began at 6:08pm.
Attendees – Betty Dominguez, Jean DeMaster, Frieda Christopher, Lore
Wintergreen, Nick Sauvie, David Hampsten, Michelle DePasse, and Isidro
Reyes.
Welcome and Introductions: Jean welcomed everyone and each attendee
introduced themselves.
Minutes: February meeting minutes were approved. Minutes for March 7th
special displacement prevention session were discussed and approved.
Strategies for Anti-displacement
The following were the high priorities based on the group’s ranking.
High priorities:
• Rent Stabilization
• Just Cause eviction with code enforcement/education
• Impact analysis
• Housing acquisition rehabilitation to insure affordability
• No net loss/affordable housing preservation ordinance/OR Affordable
housing tax credits ( a funding mechanisms to work)
• Broadening Homeownership and Cooperative Ownership models for low
• Inclusionary zoning
• Community Benefits Agreements (similar to Parks project)
There was a discussion on whether to keep “Community Benefits Agreement” on
the list. Frieda suggested we would want it on the final list. Lore asked if we
wanted to add “impact zones.” Lore explained that “Impact Zones” defines an
area where the tools would be used to prevent displacement. Jean asked who
would define the impact zones. It was decided not to add but it could possibly be
mentioned under long range.
Lore said each committee was going to bring their priorities and cross review.
Lore relayed that the EPAP Civic Engagement Subcommittee has identified the
need to continue EPAP Civic Engagement Grants, EPAP Economic
Development Subcommittee is almost done with their list, and EPAP Brownfields
Subcommittee is preparing their submission. Lore asked: Do we want multiple
meetings or just one for the EPAP Subcommittees to cross review each other’s
recommendation? Lore could set up one meeting instead of each Subcommittee
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having to attend each other Subcommittee’s meetings. A combined proposal will
be developed to bring to a general EPAP retreat, which would be open as all
EPAP meetings are open to anyone wanting to attend. Jean suggested having
the list and putting a column with who would implement. Frieda asked: What do
we need to bring to the combined meeting? Lore said each group should bring
the reasons why tools are and are not selected to be on each Subcommittee’s
priority list. We will put a description and reason why we want it included. Nick
said he would put it together.
There is a Planning & Sustainability Commission Meeting: March 10th 12:305:30pm at 1900 SW 4th, Suite 2500A. Jean asked if anyone could attend.
Reviewing Portland Housing Bureau (PHB) Director, Traci Manning’s
response to EPAP Housing questions:
There was a discussion of the response and how much money PHB is and is not
spending in East Portland (EP). The City’s Opportunity Mapping for
displacement was discussed and it was suggested that we oppose the current
map being included in the Comprehensive Plan. The Opportunity Map should be
updated, because Planning & Sustainability has more current data that reflects
quite differently for EP. Michelle suggested we might promote looking at the
data in different ways. Nick said we need to deliver a cohesive message in
regard to housing expenditures in EP. Jean said we could say EP deserves its
own housing investment strategy and we will be glad to work with the City to
develop an appropriate strategy for EP. Displacement Prevention needs to be
done within the next 5 years. Some strategies could be:
• Land banking strategies
• Anti-displacement strategies
• Rental housing strategies
• Use both restricted and unrestricted general fund dollars.
• Rehab of private sector affordable housing.
There were Short Term Rent Assistance (STRA) maps presented, but there was
a discussion of how the maps are inaccurate. It was felt that the map did not
provide the information we needed and Jean felt the STRA info in the response
letter from Director Manning did not address EP concerns.
Meeting with Andre Baugh: We reviewed the meeting. Andre said EPAP
should write a letter to PHB on the displacement prevention issue and copy BPS.
It was Decided to draft such a letter, and because of the timeline, to send it on
behalf of EPAP Housing and Economic Development.
“Community-Based Anti-Displacement Recommendations” Statement that
was submitted to the Planning & Sustainability Commission: The paper has
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already been sent, but Nick suggests that we look at the statement when
producing the EPAP Displacement Prevention Strategic Priorities document. We
can correlate with it without having to “sign on” as an endorser.
Impact Analysis: Will hold over until Justin Buri is present to explain.
Legislature: Jean passed out the list of bills related to housing. We will discuss
more In April.
Meeting was adjourned 7:55pm.
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Sub-Committee Name: HOUSING
EPAP Action item(s) being addressed: Housing and Development.1 – .6; Commercial and
Mixed Use.1 - .2; Economic Development and Workforce Training.4.5; Public Safety.7.1;
Housing Assistance and Safety Net Services.1 - .6; Equity.2.1 + 3.2
The Goal of the Housing Sub-Committee is: To find common ground in supporting a range of housing
types in East Portland as a means to strengthening livable communities, encouraging healthy, complete,
and stable neighborhoods, and promoting family wage jobs. A range of housing types is meant to
include rental housing and home ownership as well as housing for people at various income levels.
The Purpose of the Housing Sub-Committee: The purpose of the EPAP Housing Subcommittee is to
agree upon productive strategies for housing and to prioritize action items involving housing for East
Portland. These strategies and action items might include (but not be limited to): encouraging housing
for people in a range of income levels---including affordable housing for low-income people, promoting
high quality housing development and construction standards, and encouraging property rehabilitation as
well as new construction. The EPAP Housing Sub-Committee will work with a lens of preventing
displacement and gentrification, protecting tenants’ rights, promoting enhanced housing inspection
enforcement, supporting local schools, encouraging job creation and economic development, and
strengthening neighborhoods.
The EPAP Housing Subcommittee will strive to promote, for all East Portland residents, quality
housing by design which in turn promotes stronger educational systems; an increase in living
wages jobs, greater economic opportunity, stronger educational systems, enhanced
transportation, and healthy neighborhoods throughout East Portland.
Housing Sub-Committee Recommendations:
7. The Housing sub-committee supports mixed-use and commercial zoning in commercial
corridors in East Portland. This would promote greater economic development, prosperity,
and encourage mixed-income housing development.(CM 1.1)
8. The Housing sub-committee supports single-family housing adjacent to commercial
corridors to promote general homeownership, especially minority homeownership, as well
as mixed-income and more innovative housing. (CM 1.1)
9. The Housing Sub-committee sees the need for increase in amenities, jobs, infrastructure,
and public transportation in East Portland to support housing of people in all income levels
and to attract more middle and upper income housing.
10. The Housing Sub-committee would recommend prioritizing voluntary Inclusionary Zoning in
middle income neighborhoods as one tool to promote mixed-income neighborhoods
throughout Portland and to advocate for the City of Portland, Multnomah County and
METRO to develop a pilot project for voluntary Inclusionary Zoning within the City/County.
11. The Housing Sub-committee would recommend advocating ending discrimination based on
having a Section 8 Certificate, so low income families would have a greater choice on
where they could live. The committee supports changing the law at the state level to
remove this discrimination.
12. The Housing Sub-committee, after exhaustive research, recognizes that East Portland
does not have significantly more tax-exempt housing properties than any other area of
Portland, either in numbers or as a fair-share. East Portland does have significantly more
“affordable by accident” housing than other parts of the City, but this has nothing to do with
properties being tax-exempt or not.
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East Portland Action Plan Housing Sub-Committee
Tools to Mitigate Displacement Exploration
TOOL
SOURCE*
TMD
TOOLS TO MITIGATE DISPLACEMENT
Voluntary Inclusionary zoning
USED IN
HOUSING COMMITTEE NOTES** RESEARCHER
PORTLAND
No
Vivian
Yes
TMD
Affordable housing preservation ordinance
Yes
TMD
City owned land
Yes
TMD
Community benefits agreements
Yes
PL
PL
TMD
Yes plus ??
+3
Justin
+3
Yes plus advocacy
+3
Cooperative ownership models
Yes
+3
Expiring Use: Retention of Subsidized
Yes
Housing rehabilitation program
Jean
Yes
+3
Limited equity Housing cooperatives
Linkage fees
No
TMD
No net loss policy
Yes
TMD
Nonprofit ownership
Yes
Yes plus homeownership
TMD
Nick
Oregon Affordable Housing tax credits
Rent stabilization
No
TMD
Replacement ordinance
Yes
TMD
Workforce development/agreements
Yes
TMD
Anti-speculation or real estate transfer tax
No
Code Enforcement
Needs to coupled with Just Cause
Conviction
Yes
Isidro
+3
Yes
Nick
+2
+2
+2
Community land trust
Yes
TMD
Condominium conversion ordinance
No
TMD
Homeownership/homebuyer programs
Yes
No
TMD
Just cause eviction controls
Limited-equity housing
+3
+3
Yes
TMD
TMD
+3
+3
+3
Community impact zones
PL
+3
+3
TMD
Housing levy
+3
+3
Yes
yes similar to SDC but could waive
fees in distressed areas to encourage Nick
building
Jean
PL
+2 to +3
Frieda
Impact analysis for anti-displacement
PL
RATING***
Yes
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Yes but coupled with "Just Cause"
eviction and other strong tools
Justin
+2
Frieda
+2
Leah
+2
Yes, a bond measure to use funds for
affordable housing, but will it affect
compression
Yes
Isidro
+2
+2
+2
TOOL
SOURCE*
USED IN
HOUSING COMMITTEE NOTES** RESEARCHER
PORTLAND
Yes
Leah
TOOLS TO MITIGATE DISPLACEMENT
Mandatory Inclusionary zoning
RATING***
+2
TMD
Owner-occupancy ordinance
No
Yes
TMD
Rental/financial assistance programs
Yes
increasing
TMD
Tax Incentives
Yes
+2
TMD
Voluntary inclusionary zoning/incentives
Yes
+2
PL
CDCs with Resident Shareholders
Frieda
+2
+2
Yes
Nick
+1
TMD
Land banking
Yes
Yes but who
Justin
+1
TMD
Tenant displacement assistance
No
Yes, must be with rent stabilization
Isidro
+1
TMD
Tenant opportunity to purchase act
No
Yes
Leah
+1
PL
Affordable Housing Development 101
PL
Community Reinvestment Act
Generate revenue Yes
PL
Developer Exactions
Generate revenue Yes
Yes
TMD
Document recording Fee
Yes
TMD
Eminent domain for nonprofits
No
PL
Housing trust fund
0
Jean
0
0
Leave as
0
0
Yes add
Jean
0
TMD
Individual development accounts
Yes
0
TMD
Infill development
Yes
0
TMD
Lease-Purchase ownership
Yes
TMD
State and federal funds
Yes
0
TMD
Tax Abatements, credits or circuit breakers
Yes
0
TMD
Tax deferrals
Yes
0
TMD
Vacant lot program
No
0
TMD
Location-efficient mortgages
No
PL
Transit Oriented Development
Yes
PL
Employer Assisted Housing
Yes
-3
PL
Foreclosed properties
Yes
-3
TMD
Tax increment financing
Yes
TMD
Tax reactivation program
Yes
Yes plus
Frieda
Yes
Yes plus homeownership
-1
Vivian
-3
Leah
-3
**Yes means to be explored further for possible enhancement, correlation of necessary partnership tools for success, and prioritization
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-1
Nick
*PL=Policy Link and TMD=Tools to Mitigate Displacement paper
***Rating System -3 to +3
0
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East Portland Neighborhood Office Community Activities Fund
The purpose of the East Portland Neighborhood Office Community Activities Fund (EPNO CAF) is to
support community building and civic engagement activities in East Portland by providing easy access
to small amounts of money.
Thank you to the East Portland Neighborhood Office Advisory Committee for making these funds
available to the East Portland community.
Who can apply?
Any group with a community project that takes place in East Portland, involves and benefits East
Portland, and meets at least one of our program’s goals. These goals are:
● increase the number and diversity of people involved in their communities
● strengthen community capacity; examples: skills building, fostering teamwork or partnerships,
and community building
● increase community impact on public decisions
Requested amounts may range from $20-$750
What can the funds be used for?
Potential uses of the funds include
● meeting and workshop costs - rental space, supplies and materials, interpretation, translation,
childcare, food
● event and activity costs - supplies and materials, rental space
● payment for services supporting a project or activity,
● production of promotional materials,
● Need funding for your activity? Don’t see it covered, talk to us.
What can’t the funds be used for?
The funds cannot be used for
● direct social services or grants, scholarships, or loans that benefit specific individuals.
● projects that are solely or primarily capital improvements
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Fiscal requirements and disbursement of funds
This is City money and has specific requirements for how it can be spent. When funding is approved
for an activity, EPNO staff will talk to the requestor about the purchase. Do not spend any money
before receiving approval.
Requirements if funded
If your request is funded you are required to:
● Spend funds by June 15, 2015.
● Acknowledge East Portland Neighborhood Office in promotional materials.
● Complete the one-page Community Activities Fund report form within 30 days of completion of
activity.
How can our group apply for funds?
Fill out the one-page Community Activities Fund request form.
When are funds available?
Funds will be available starting April 2, 2015
Due Date
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Requests for the initial funding period must be received by April 1, 2015.
After April 1, requests will be reviewed in the order they are received.
If funds are available, requests will be accepted until June 15, 2015.
How are requests awarded?
If there are more requests than funds available, the following considerations will be used:
● One request per activity or group
● Priority given to small organizations with small operating budgets
● Considerations of feasibility, team and partnerships, balance of projects and organizations
EPNO is currently supporting. For more explanation, see
http://eastportland.org/sites/default/files/Considerations-program-decisions.pdf .
Questions? - Contact Eliza Lindsay, 503-823-4505, [email protected]
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East Portland Neighborhood Office Community Activities Fund Request Form
Use this form, do not exceed one page
Date of Request ________________________
Contact Name, phone and email___________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
List other key organizers
Activity title and brief description
Activity Location _________________________________________________________
Expected Outcomes - Briefly describe your expected outcomes. Be sure to include a brief explanation
of how this activity will increase the number and diversity of people involved in their communities
and/or strengthen community capacity and/or increase community impact on public decisions.
Expected date of activity_____________________________________________________
Estimated number participants _______________________
Funds requested $________________
Describe use of the funds
Return to Eliza Lindsay, [email protected], 1017 NE 117th, Portland, OR 97220
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SUCCESS TRACKING REPORT
March 25 EPAP meeting: A is for Advocacy
We opened the meeting with a look at our foundation. Our EPAP Advocate
reviewed the “Principles of Improved Livability,” an outline of four principles that
guide our work.
In so doing, she pointed to some of the progress EPAP has made on behalf of East
Portland. This includes work that paved the way for millions of dollars being spent on in
new sidewalks in our district. She also referenced the equity projects being done, such as
the Housing Committee’s research and reporting on property tax inequities – work that
continues to this day.
Shifting gears … the Bicycle Subcommittee announced that the Rosewood bike
repair shop is now up and running. The bike team is also taking part in Sunday Parkways
on May 10, and the Breakfast on the Bridge” scheduled for the morning of April 24 on
the Burnside Bridge.
Thus far, 2015 has been a year of advocacy for EPAP. Committee members spoke
briefly about four letters written on behalf of East Portland residents and businesses
No. 1 – The Brownfield Subcommittee has produced a letter outlining its
opposition to a proposed McDonald’s to be built around 104th Avenue and Division.
They have been circulating the letter in the community and are closing in on obtaining
100 signatures.
No. 2 – Earlier this month, the Housing and Economic Development
subcommittees jointly submitted a letter to the city’s Planning and Sustainability
Commission calling for actions to reduce displacement of low income people in Outer
East Portland.
No. 3 – In a City Hall meeting about citywide infrastructure projects, Katie Larsell
noticed that a list of project rankings put together by the City listed just one Outer East
Portland project. She asked that the EPAP Board of Operations send a letter to City
Hall calling attention to the diminishing funding for East Portland.
The Economic Development Subcommittee is working on two parallel tracks.
They are focusing attention on a marketing campaign to promote East Portland as a good
place to do business. At the same time, working to connect East Portland residents to
family wage jobs. As part of that, they are working to obtain a Community Benefits
Agreement on parks projects
The Transportation Committee did a detailed report on its East Portland
Transportation Survey, a project launched about a year ago. The survey got
approximately 1,400 respondents following a multi-level outreach effort that included
translation into Spanish, Russian and Vietnamese.
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Respondents put a clear emphasis on adding sidewalks in Outer East. The survey
asked what areas should get attention first; that information should help the Portland
Bureau of Transportation develop a list of priorities.
The survey also asked for demographic information. David noted that selfidentified respondents included three Klingons and one Democrat.
There was a follow-up presentation by a representative of the State Department of
Transportation seeking information about transportation needs in East Portland. The
EPAP Board spoke with expertise and eloquence in reaffirming that the renovation of
Powell Boulevard east of 122nd was our top priority.
Included in the meeting packets was an addendum to the “Principles” handout.
The back page included a chart with alphabetized definitions of 60 abbreviations and
acronyms used in the course of our work.
This invaluable sheet translates terms such as “JPACT” or “SR2S” into simple,
easy-to-pronounce gibberish.
It will also come in handy if we ever find one of those Klingons.
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